Bertrand's Shakespeare ABCs

On March 31, I shared some details on Bertrand the Mouse's photo shoot for a new book.

Well, not only is the book available, we will be giving away fifty copies of "Bertrand's Shakespeare ABCs" at the 2025 Ye Olde May Fest event at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet.

But wait! There's more! (keep scrolling).

Here is the book's synopsis:

Learn the ABCs of Shakespeare with Bertrand the Mouse. Bertrand sets the stage to understanding
Shakespeare by posing in scenes that correlates with alphabetically arranged elements of the works of
William Shakespeare.

The 2025 Ye Olde May Fest event will run 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 31 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1 at 201 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet.

The first twenty-five attendees on each day to this family-friendly event will receive a FREE copy of "Bertrand's Shakespeare ABCs."

We will also have a limited amount of copies for sale at the BryonySeries booth during May Fest and at The Book Market in Crest Hill.

And of course, you can always purchase "Bertrand's Shakespeare ABCs" on Amazon and other online retailers.

Now please enjoy a brief sample: the letters "s" and "j"."

S is for SWORDFIGHT.

Shakespeare’s plays have many swordfights.

J is for JEWELS.

Shakespeare uses jewels in his plays to describe beauty, value, and character.

See you at Ye Olde May Fest!

(Bertrand the Mouse poses with Cindy at the 2024 Ye Olde May Fest wearing his crocheted medieval costume and sword she made just for him).