Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen Children's Stories

Jane Austen's Children's Collection

by Gemma Barder, Jane Austen

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics: From Shakespeare to Austen, Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children, introducing these timeless tales to a new generation. All titles in the series are leveled for classroom use, including GRLs. The books target early readers ages 6-8, including early school-age children looking for exciting stories, as well as reluctant readers. Popular books in the series include Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol and Othello.
All Catherine wants is to be like the heroines in the books she reads. On her first trip away from home, she finally gets her chance. A new friendship and a growing love lead her to the spooky Northanger Abbey. There Catherine will find that a little imagination can cause a lot of trouble.

Genres: Classics, Childrens, Middle Grade

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 9, 2020

Reviews

[singvlarity · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐ 4.0

[Becky · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'd like to start by clarifying that I do understand that this is intended to be satire. I am aware that it is poking fun at books with incredibly annoying characters who are unjustly dramatic about minor issues.

However, being aware of this didn't change the fact that I've just had to endure a book about incredibly annoying characters who are unjustly dramatic about minor issues. I get what they were going for, but unfortunately, I couldn't stop myself getting bored. There were moments that made me laugh, and I particularly enjoyed moments of dialogue, but the overarching feeling I experienced was a desire to be finished reading so I could tick it off the list and move on.

I've realised that this just isn't the kind of classic I enjoy, and am content to admit that my low rating is definitely more of a me-thing than an Austen-thing.

[Kamila / Fishtalking · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zadziwia mnie w tej serii książeczek, jak umiejętnie można niektóre rzeczy przełożyć na język dzieci. W przypadku Opactwa Northanger, bez wątpienia jest parę wątków, które dziecko mogłoby nie zrozumieć. I tu autor opracowania umiejętnie ominął te tematy, chociaż całkowicie ich nie pominął, więc sam sens historii pozostał.

[Heather McC · Rating 3 out of 5]

Northanger Abbey is one of Austen's books that I have never read (never saw a film adaptation) and after reading the juvenilization of the book, I do not see a need to explore the original. This may not be a fault of Barder's, she was working from the original source material, but these Austen characters are not ones that I desire to explore further.

[Maggie Steadman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this with my sister and yes, it will count towards my reading goal this year, because I said so. I do think reading the kid version will help me better understand when I go read the real thing at some point in my life

[Awbrey Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this better than the original, and now it's hard to understand why the original book was so much longer! This summarizes the original into a 45-ish minute audiobook, it was well done and hits all the important bits.

[recenzencka_biblioteczka - julia 👒 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Całkiem okej pozycja. Nic fantastycznego, gorsza od "rozważna i romantyczna", jednak nie najgorsza.
Również pojawiła się za duża ilość bohaterów, więc również się zgubiłam.

[romantasy_books_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Było ciekawe, jednakże nie zachwyciło mnie jak pozostałe historie od Jane Austen. Czegoś mi zabrakło, ale podobało mi się.

[Sarunia_czyta · Rating 5 out of 5]

To było genialne

[Ravenclaw Library Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Northanger Abbey originally by Jane Austen and adapted by Gemma Barder designed for younger readers, is a great book with some amazing illustrations while staying true to the atmosphere of Austen's work.
I would recommend this to any Jane Austen fan or someone just being introduced to Jane Austen for the first time.

[G · Rating 3 out of 5]

القصة لطيفة والحبكة بسيطة وممتعة، بناء الشخصيات جدًا مناسب وتصرفاتهم متوافقة مع شخصياتهم وواضحة جدًا.

كان ممتع أشوف كاثرين الفتاة الحالمة الي تعيش داخل الروايات وأبطالها كيف تتفاعل مع الواقع واختلافه عما كتب في القصص، تقبلها لجمال هنري المريح وسعادتها به وصدمتها لدفء منزل نورثانجر آبي بدل ما يكون مظلم ويمتلك العديد من الأنفاق والممرات السرية!

القصة مناسبة للأطفال وبسيطة جدًا يمكن فيه كم كلمة أنا شخصيًا أثرتني بها لكنها ما بتعيق فهمهم للأحداث.

بالمناسبة هنري شخص نبيل جدًا، وأبهرني نضجه وتصرفه المسؤول وشخصيته الواضحة.