This charming spoof purports to be a long-lost work for younger readers by the Bard of Avon himself. But the reality of YORICK AND BONES: The Last Graphic Novel by William Shakespeare (HarperAlley, 144 pp., $16.99; ages 8 to 12), and its own secret origin, is even more charming. — how he slept so long he lost his memory, until a passing canine digs him up. The food is easily obtained (from said graveside hot dog vendor), but friendship is hard to find. Especially since Yorick — earnest, enthusiastic, goofy, oblivious — doesn’t understand that he is the terrifying talking skeleton from whom everyone is running.

Source: New York Times August 15, 2020 14:48 UTC