This was a beautiful rendition of the ever powerful story of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy!
The illustrations were really enjoyable too.

Thank you to the Publishers and Netgalley for providing me with this short and brilliant book!

Love reading children fiction. Its worth my 1 hour break time.
Although I have not read the original or Modern edition. This book, is all I ever wanted. Its fine and readable. Love the simple story line. I fancy all pictures of Lizzie and her siblings. Its well-written.
I am sure children's will find this book lovable and attractive too.

Thank you NetGalley, the Author & Publisher for this wonderful ARC in exchange for my honest and decent review.

Pride and Prejudice is my favorite book and this adapted children’s story by Gemma Barder was delightful to read. At 96 pages, it’s a quick read that hits all of the major plot points while using modern language that will be easier for young readers to understand. There are also charming drawings throughout. I definitely recommend this book for middle grade readers and Jane Austen fans who want to introduce Austen to the next generation. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars.

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It was wonderful to see how this story has been adapted for the little ones! It was easy to follow and very engaging, I really loved it.

I think this serves as a good book for children to become aware of classics and to hopefully ignite their interest in reading the full story in the future once they're older. As it's for children/young readers, the storyline has obviously been very simplified but it has been adapted well and includes all the key plot elements of the original. I appreciated that some of the more famous quotes from the original are also kept in. That said, I do feel that because the transition scenes from the original were mostly missing, it made this very simplistic version seem choppy and slightly disconnected. There's also no clear indication of time (i.e. when events happened during day or night etc.) and I found that a bit weird.

I thought the illustrations were cute in general and gave a nice picture about what the characters looked like, but I have to admit that some of the facial features (i.e. the eyes) were a little weird and made the characters look funny. I also don't think they really added much to enhance the storyline but I guess for young children, it's okay?

All in all, a pretty good adaptation of my all time favourite classic for very young readers.

This is a fun book that my fourth and fifth grade students would enjoy to read. I would it introduce it in hopes that they would read the entire classic when they are a bit older. The story of Pride and Prejudice, as adapted by Gemma Barder, is a quick and comprehensive read. It details the main components of the novel in a very likeable and readable way. I have also read Emma, by this author recently, and enjoyed it as well. I hope there are more editions to come! Thank you to Netgalley for this free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publishing for granting me access to an e-ARC of “Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen Children's Stories),” a Jane Austen novel adapted by Gemma Barder in exchange for an honest review.

This is such a good book for children! The story is simplified enough that's not missing important dialogues from the original book, the cover has the lovliest color palette and the drawing in between the pages are so cute.
It's a quick and fun read to beginner readers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publishing for granting me access to an e-ARC of “Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen Children's Stories),” a Jane Austen novel adapted by Gemma Barder in exchange for an honest review.

This is a short and sweet book. It retells the classic story of “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen in a simplistic way, making it perfect for beginner readers. Barder manages to tell the story of Lizzy and Mr. Darcy in a compact manner without sacrificing too much story-wise. As I like to look at it, the fluff is cut out and the basic structure is left in. In saying that, the remaining story is still interesting and heartfelt. Truly, it is the best of both worlds!

I think this book is great for families and children alike. I can see the appeal of sharing this easy-to-read version with a beginner reader in your life if you are a fan of the original Jane Austen book! It can provide a great bridge to allow for discussion and connection between versions.

“Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen Children's Stories),” by Gemma Barder was a fantastic and fun read! Five out of five stars!

As a great aficionado of Miss Austen's work, I was interested to read and review this adaptation by Gemma Barder, aimed at readers in the pre-teen age group.
As would be expected, given the format, many nuances within the plot, characters and dialogue of the original are necessarily dispensed with. However, I was impressed with the Barder's efforts to include a fair amount of the original novel's dialogue, including many of the well-known pieces of dialogue. She captures the overall plot effectively, together with the character foibles of the major characters. The whimsical illustrations work well with the text to reinforce the early 19th century feel and the emotions the characters are feeling in particular scenes.
My own 10-year-old daughter is currently reading this edition and enjoying it thoroughly.
This is an excellent introduction to a literary classic, made accessible to younger readers. Highly recommended.
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This simplified version of Pride and Prejudice was easy to follow. The accompanying pictures were also very adorable. If I was a child I would have loved to read this book. It captures the whole story well and concise.

Pride and Prejudice is one of favourite books. The adaptation of this classic for children has been simplified sufficiently for a young audience but still maintains the integral parts of the story.

Gemma Barder’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel ’Pride and Prejudice’ is spectacular.

Designed to introduce children to the 1813 novel, Barder has taken the time to ensure that whilst the story is simplified for a younger audience? It hasn't lost anything that has made Austen’s work one that has remained a favourite for the last two hundred years.

The illustrations are perfect and remind me of ones found in my own version of the original story. They work perfectly alongside the written word and I especially liked the way each sister was depicted in the ’introduction’ to the five Bennet sisters at the beginning of the short story. The illustrated letters were also a brilliant idea although I fear the Miss Bennets’ governess would have been close to fainting over the lettering! (I jest)

It's apparent that whilst the book has been adapted for children, it is indeed for the elder side of Middle Grade (8-12) as some of the language is still a bit more complex and areas of the story are ones I imagine 8-year-olds may struggle with.

Pride and Prejudice whilst a love story has remained one that teaches women to know what is important in life. To not change to fit the will and desire of others, but also that you should find someone whose thoughts, desires and way of living match yours as much as possible. Elizabeth Bennet is beautiful yes, but she is so much more than that and I think that this adaptation does carry the original lesson Austen had woven so well into the original novel.

I would highly recommend this book as it is indeed a perfect way to make any young girl a lover of Austen for the rest of her life.

This is a lovely little children's adaptation of the very famous Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

I was so thrilled to see an adaption of this novel! I absolutely love retellings of classics. This book makes Pride and Prejudice easier to read - it not only is designed for younger readers, but it also has pictures. I think this book has quite the charm for summarizing the book and making it fun. I'm sure at least a few readers will be interested enough to pick up the classic.

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sweet Cherry Publishing for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

I have read Pride and Prejudice many times. I even have watched YouTube videos on this book as the characters. This 96 page book was so good!! The author brings the whole story quickly and easily for elementary and middle schoolers to understand. There was nothing that the author left out of the big picture. She condensed it down to the facts of the story. Even though, you still feel on the characters lived in their world.

As an avid Jane Austen reader and a primary school teacher, this book appealed to me on multiple levels. As part of my job, I am constantly on the lookout for new texts to share with my classes and, understandably, I would love to expose them to some of the classics at an appropriate level. The adaptation from Gemma Barder takes the key events from the original text and reworks them to be accessible for children. The language would be easily understood for most children, with perhaps a few opportunities to further discuss the meanings of some words throughout. A highlight for me was the inclusion of some of the iconic lines (albeit slightly abridged or reworded) from the original Austen novel, for example "... a single man of good fortune must want a wife." This is a lovely way to provide the children a little familiarity if they were to pick up the original novel in the future. As well as telling this classic story in a child-friendly and accessible way, the story is accompanied by some lovely illustrations. These help to differentiate the different Bennett sisters and also depicts different moments throughout the story. The chapters are nice and short, meaning that this would be a great shared read for my class, without being too long altogether for the children to lose interest. It would probably be best suited to older children due to the level of language used, especially if they were reading independently.
Overall, I really enjoyed my time reading this. It shares the important messages from the original text, including showing Lizzy Bennett to have aspirations beyond just making a good marriage, and not holding prejudices against people you have just met. These are so important to continue to share with future generations. This title is part of a wider series of Jane Austen novels that have been adapted for children, and I am really interested in picking up the complete set to add to my library.

Overall I think this was a successful adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The author did a good job at simplifying the story and making it easier to understand for young readers. I did not like the illustrations and did not think they added much to the story. For that reason, I give it 3.5 stars.

3.5 stars rounded up!

Thank you Netgalley for the free DRC in exchange for my impartial review.

This was a really good book, and it was basically a summary of "Pride and Prejudice", rewritten for children. At 35 pages (as EPUB), I devoured it in no time at all. I read an uncorrected copy, and it had a few errors. I hope this is corrected in the final version of the book.

As someone who was just introduced to "Pride and Prejudice" in June, this was a quick and fun read. The illustrations were perfect and they added a lot of vibrance to the storytelling. That definitely improved the rating for me.

One of the issues I had with this book is that the pacing was too fast. I get that the purpose to create a short book to relay the most important parts of the book to kids, but the fillers were there for a reason. This book just jumped from one plot point to another and I could hardly keep up. It might be different for kids who are using this to Jane Austen's classic book.

Again, it was a vibrant and fun read. I recommend it to parents looking for something with some literary history for their kids.

I love this story. And i was so grateful when it finally has been written for children. Who Will not read and love this classic

What an adorable edition of a beloved classic suitable for children. Pride & Prejudice is one of my all time favorite stories for two reasons. First, and most obviously, it is a masterpiece by Jane Austen. But secondly, my father and I really bonded over books and in particular P&P. We have read the book several times together. seen a couple live action plays, and have been to the Jane Austen Society Festival in Louisville, KY multiple years. Suffice it to say that I take adaptations quite seriously.

This chapter book adaption is WONDERFUL! All of the best scenes and themes are present however slightly altered to keep the interest of children. For example, the famous first line is slightly changed to be part of a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Bennett.

I also love the illustrations! While they are sparse, the scenes they depict are chosen fantastically. I especially like the illustrations of the letters which are so important in this story.

I cannot wait to add this book to my children's shelves!

This was a very simplistic version of the story Pride and Prejudice. It would be appropriate for late elementary school. I have not read the original version of the book, but I feel like there were some major parts of the story left out, just because it did not make complete sense to me. I think any child who reads this would need a discussion to make sure they understand the story.