Platinum Jubilee: Our Most Iconic British Easy Classics
As The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee approaches, our Easy Classics are a great way for children to discover and celebrate classic British literature over the bank holiday weekend and beyond. The Platinum Jubilee bank holiday celebrates the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation as part of celebrations across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Literature is at the forefront of British culture, with world-famous names including William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens being hallmarks of classic literature, as well as featuring in Sweet Cherry’s international bestselling Easy Classics collections.
What does classic literature offer readers today?
Accessibility: Our Easy Classics take well-renowned English and world-famous fiction titles and adapt them into accessible stories for a younger audience, alongside beautiful illustrations and simplified family trees. The adaptation of these classics for a younger readership has the potential to ignite a passion for reading and aid with literacy levels.
Fresh Perspective: The Easy Classics give children the opportunity to explore Britain’s literary heritage, acting as a time machine to transport them to the past through an immersive and engaging story. The classics offer a completely different outlook to that of modern fiction, one that helps to introduce children to evergreen literary themes and tropes while also offering some great escapism. These books provide the opportunity for a slower, more in-depth read which allows for a more thoughtful exploration of language and themes. Broadening a child’s horizons in Literature, History and Culture also broadens their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Widening a child’s reading choices to include the classics also increases their confidence with content that diverges from their regular interests. Where these books offer unique perspectives, they offer a sense of safety and familiarity through relatable characters and themes – just under a different lens.
Continued Relevance: Classic literature still immerses itself into contemporary media, likely without most people knowing. Disney’s The Lion King is based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Sherlock Holmes remains the world’s most famous literary detective. Many of Sweet Cherry’s Easy Classics also feature in the UK’s English curriculum and English Literature studies across the globe so our adaptations equip readers with a deeper, preliminary understanding of the text books they will likely go on to study.
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