Romeo and Juliet

My children and I have enjoyed many of Jim Weiss' storytelling CDs. I was not sure what to expect from this one: Would he simply retell the story? Read the play in an abridged form with different voices? As it turns out, the CD is a combination of the two. Weiss narrates the framework of the story, but punctuates it with actual dialogue from the play so that children can hear some Shakespearean language without getting lost in lengthy speeches they cannot understand. An excellent introduction to the play for younger children (mine are 8, 10 and 12).