I love Pride & Prejudice and Jane Austen. This is a great children's story adaptation and I really enjoyed reading it with my 8 year old.

My first introduction to the classics when I was a child was through Great Illustrated Classics. I would read them over and over again. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Kidnapped, Little Women, Hound of the Baskervilles and so many other wonderful stories.
When I became old enough, I read the orginal classic novels. The one that I never did read was Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Thankfully, I did discover her work when I was older but I missed that first magical introduction when I was younger.
This book is an absolutely wonderful adaptation suitable for children. It is simply but clearly written and is very true to the original novel. I would have adored reading this book as a young child and would definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to introduce a beautiful classic to the next generation.

I recommend this book to all ages--the writing style is very easy to understand compared to its original and I love it when the narration itself assisted with cute graphics. So gorgeous and comprehensive. Loved it!

A cute adaption of a classic! This is my all-time favorite novel, so to have it in a format I can read to my 7 year old niece, makes my day. With charming illustrations throughout the story, it helps bring the characters to life.

We really enjoyed these in my house!! My oldest daughter is 10 & she loves watching the Austen movie adaptations but rarely understands what's happening in conversations. These stories are true to the heart of Austen yet accessible to a younger audience. I feel as though these short stories keep her interested and eager to read the originals in a few years.

This is a beautiful adaptation of the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I really enjoyed going through the story in this particular format. The illustrations were a wonderful addition to the story. This adaptation is a very beautiful way to introduce young readers to classics.

Mrs. Bennet wants to marry each of her five daughters to rich men. When Mr. Bingley moves into their town, she thinks he will be perfect for one of her daughters. Mr. Bingley brought his wealthy friend Mr. Darcy, who is very proud. Elizabeth Bennet instantly doesn’t like Mr. Darcy, when she overhears him speaking about her and her family. However, people aren’t always what they seem at first sight.

This story is an abbreviated version of Pride and Prejudice for children. It tells the story in simpler language that children would be able to understand. All of the major plot points were in the story. Many of the memorable quotes were also used, though in different places in the story, including the famous first line.

There were some beautiful illustrations to go along with the story. Most of the girls were drawn in the same style, so they all looked the same. Since the pictures usually illustrated the current scene, I could figure out which characters were in the picture. It would have been easier to differentiate if the five sisters had different appearances.

This is a great children’s version of Jane Austen’s classic novel.

Thank you Sweet Cherry Publishing for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publishing for kindly providing me with a digital copy of this book for review.
You don’t have to delve too far into my bookshelves or Goodreads account to know that I’m a bit of a Jane Austen nut. I’m not quite swanning about in a bonnet, swinging my reticule but I am drinking out of my JA quotes mug, leaning on my JA cushion, with my “I love Mr Darcy” tote always near by. Yep, I love her unashamedly.
So yes, I will happily read anything to do with her and that includes children’s books. Therefore I was delighted to be approved for this version of Pride and Prejudice and gobbled it up as soon as I got chance. It is of course designed for young readers so the story is very condensed and for an Austen enthusiast like myself, it really feels like a whistle stop tour of the book.
However, bearing in mind the intended audience, this is a perfect introduction to Austen’s works. It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone should read an Austen book at least once in their life! This lovely edition starts them off young. I’d recommend buying the small person in your life this collection, then when they hit their teens- buy them the original text set. Then sit back and pat yourself on the back for a great piece of parenting, or grand parenting, or aunt-ing, or uncle-ing, or whatever -ing it is you are doing!
There are numerous illustrations throughout the book that will keep the younger ones captivated and I think the author has done a good job of pairing down the language so it is accessible for a modern young reader, whilst still maintaining a taste of the Austen flare and wit that we all love.
So this has been me gushing about something else Jane Austen related, which is nothing new to those who know me. I totally admit I’m very biased and an easy sell for anything like this, but I do think that is would be a wonderful starting place to get young readers into some classics. And ps, you might just like it to!

I was pleasantly surprised by this interpretation of Pride and Prejudice. The adaptation built to the wonderful ending, and I enjoyed the art (even though it wasn't my usual style.)

While I love Pride and Prejudice, this edition didn’t work for me. I thought the adapter did a great job incorporating the key elements of the story and captured the essence of the characters. However, reading the original story as an adult, I recognized Elizabeth as a strong female characters ahead of her time. I’m not convinced the same will be internalized by the intended audience of the adaptation. Instead, I fear it will reinforce the stereotypical expectations thrust (often unknowingly) upon girls.

A short adaptation of an all time classic. Thanks to NetGalley for providing access to this book.
Pride and Prejudice meets children! With simplified language and story, and a few drawings, there has never been a better format to read this beautiful story to young children. Sure, it's a really simplified and short version, but it works great as an introduction to Austen's world. I recommend it for those parents that want to share their love for Mr. Darcy, the Bennet sisters and Pride and Prejudice in general with their younglins, who are unready to read the full works.

Pride and Prejudice is a Sweet Cherry Easy Classic adaptation of classic literature. It is retold for early elementary and intermediate ages and is an excellent way to excite reading classical literature at an early age. Don’t I wish these had been available when I was a child! These classic adaptations build confidence for readers to return to complete versions of the classics when older.

The easy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is filled with teachable moments – what is pride and prejudice? A big lesson young readers can take away from this version is that first impressions can be very misleading. Taking time to understand others, talk issues out, listen and pay attention, and being fair to others can lead to positivity in everything we do.

There are many characters in the story - and strong ones at that. Sharing this story with a young reader, I would want to examine the main characters and talk about their personalities - good and bad. There is a chapter where cohabitation is about to happen, and the family is in a scurry to do something about it. For an early reader, this might be difficult to understand. Reading this book with the child or before the child would be advisable, so discussion points could be considered.

I look forward to reading other Sweet Cherry Easy Classics. Classic literature for early readers is a great idea!

Really enjoyed this children's version of this book.

Glad i chose to read it. Helped to get to grips with austen

This is a short and sweet young readers book that introduces children to the main plot lines of Pride and Prejudice. Easy reading and some simple illustrations to keep readers engaged.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.* This was a delightful little find. The books tells the beloved and well known tale of 'Pride and Prejudice', so whilst there were no surprises in the plot, it was enjoyable to read Lizzy and Mr Darcy's story again, in a child-friendly manner. A lovely way to introduce the classic to a younger audience.

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Children's Stories by Gemma Barder adapted by and Jane Austen was the original author. One of my favourite books I read, when I was young has now been adapted to a lovely little children's adaptation of the very famous Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen. This book was very colourful throughout and a joy to re-read again.

A perfect introductory to Jane Austen's books and a great read for young children

Big Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Sweet Cherry Publishing for providing me with a free e-book in exchange for an honest review.

It's hard to find P&P versions suitable for kids, but this one does a good job of telling the whole story without cutting/modifying plot points while simplifying it for younger readers. The dialogue and the illustrations were heavily influenced by the 2005 film, which could be a divisive issue among the hard-core Janeites. I wish the illustrations were more accurate in terms of Regency dress--the fashions were sometimes fairy tale-inspired or a bit too modern for the men's clothing. And I also wish there was more diversity shown in the illustrations, in terms of race and body types (all of the women are skinny with tiny necks and big heads). In terms of the story, however, this is one of the best I've seen for kids-- my seven-year-old enjoyed it.

It is a great summary of the book ,, Pride and Prejudice" with beautiful drownings in it. I think it will be cool for young children, who start their adventure with reading. Maybe it will be the first book by Jane Austen, wich their start loving.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher Sweet Cherry Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It is a truth universally acknowledge that little beings must be in want to know who is Jane Austen by reading her wonderful books, not the real big editions but the small summarized ones with pictures in order to make it a pleasant experience for them.

Actually that's what this cute little book is all about. I liked reading it even if I'm a grown up but you see it's Pride and Prejudice one of my J.A's favorite and I like to read all the new creative versions or retellings of this one or any book by J.A.
It was well done by keeping just the most important parts of the story, the drawings were funny and nice but I've to say that Mr. Darcy was looking really sad and Mr.Collins was handsom in this book!
Anyway, it's a great idea to even let little kids discover these classics and it could be also a good book as Level 2 for English learners that teachers could use.
I'll be waiting for the next books.

This is a really cute chapter book for middle grade readers telling the story of Pride and Prejudice. There are also cute illustrations throughout.

There were a lot of passages quoted directly from the book (mostly dialog), but I think the author could have done a better job explaining some of the original book in a way that was more clear for its intended audience. For instance, the scene in which Lydia runs off with Whickham mentions that the family will be ruined because they have run off and are living together, but it would have been useful to explain WHY that's the case, since young readers may not understand why cohabitating is a problem. Also, the ending is similarly vague. Yes, the adult reader of the original knows that Elizabeth Bennett means she is in love with Mr. Darcy when she says her feelings are now "quite the opposite", but will a young reader know that means they are in love?

With just a few clarifying tweaks I think this would be a great book for young readers.