By depicting some famous figures as animals, these board books introduce history in a way that is accessible and fun. The texts contain some basic facts about the person under discussion, while the zany premise yields plenty of humorous puns for prereaders (and the grown-ups who read to them).

Despite being a woolly herd animal, William Sheepspeare's themes have resonated with humans down through the centuries. Dive into the life of the eloquent Baa-rd of Avon and the plays that shaped our language today, illustrated with tongue in cheek humor by Benedetta Capriotti.