Stephanie Baudet has adapted many of Doyle's stories for young children. Premise/plot: This is an adaptation of a classic Sherlock Holmes story. ‘I do believe a hansom cab has stopped outside, Watson. He had just taken a bite of toast when he stopped and looked towards the window. I joined him and poured myself some coffee. Holmes was sitting at the table, eating his breakfast and mulling over the headlines of The Times. For now they will delight our young readers and anything that encourages reading and a love of books is a good thing.įirst sentence: The morning this strange case started was just like any other. I am sure a new generation will fall under the spell of these stories and when they read on through teenage years and early adulthood they will progress easily to the original books. Allowing the stories to be as close to the originals as possible and therefore letting the works speak for themselves. I love the effort and joy that contributes to bringing an old detective alive and relevant for a new and younger audience. I can speak with some authority as this is the second book I have read in this series. Having read the original, this is a cool reworking of the story that does justice to the plot and shows the working relationship between Watson and Holmes. Real skill is therefore needed to make an adaptation for a younger audience and Stephanie Baudet has achieved this without losing the thrust and threat of the story about a frightening beast seemingly out to bring terror and death to the Baskervilles.
In written form this sense of foreboding is also conveyed in the original text. The Hound of the Baskervilles is quite scary when depicted on TV or film the mists rolling over the moor and the sound of the howling creature are intimidating for adults. The books are made more accessible for the younger reader with quirky original and detailed illustrations throughout the book by Arianna Bellucci.Ĭhildren finding this series are given an opportunity to read about the Great Detective with fresh eyes and the colourful cover design and illustrations will only improve their reading pleasure. This new adaptation of this famous novel is aimed at kids, 7+ and is part of a series of books in The Sherlock Holmes Children’s Collection.
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