Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are retold and illustrated in this book by Marcia Williams. The original stories have been rewritten by Williams in a more simple way so that children can enjoy them. The illustrations are shown like a comic strip. They depict hilarious pictures of the story's character's and events. For those that are not familiar, the story is about a group of pilgrims in the middle ages that are going on a trip to Canterbury to visit the shrine of a martyr. On the way the men and women tell each other tales to pass the time. The tales give us a glimpse into what life was like for some in the middle ages and what people found entertaining and amusing. The stories include the knight's tale about two men in Athens fighting over one woman, the miller's tale about a man married to a much younger, beautiful girl, and how his jealousy and obsession with her brings him troubles, and the pardoner's tale of greed and murder, among other classics.
This book is great for introducing children to one of history's classic pieces of literature. It could be fun for students to write their own tales about something in their lives that can be embellished and made to be humorous. Then the stories can be bound together as The
Class's Tales.
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