The Giant of Jum
by Elli Woollard (Author) Benji Davies (Illustrator)
A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.
The Giant of Jum is feeling a bit munchy. Fee! he says, and Fi! he says, and Fo! he says and Fum! And off he goes, in search of that sweet snack of a boy named Jack. On his hunt, he'll meet children of all sorts. But before he can gobble them up, he finds himself waylaid by pleas for help. What's a hungry giant to do?
Bright illustrations and sweet characters bring this fun and funny story to life--a wonderful read-aloud with a chorus everyone will want to shout out together!
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PreS-Gr 2--The Giant of Jum is off to find a snack, preferably a child named Jack. Along the way he inadvertently does three good deeds, including carrying a little Jack Snack on his back. Because of this, the townspeople think he is a kindly soul and bake a treat for him. When he informs them he's come to eat children, they tell him, "Nice giants always eat cake." This satisfying take on tales about the giant and Jack is written in clever rhyme with perfect pacing. Even the traditional bits have a fun twist: " 'Fi!' he said, and 'Fee!' he said, and 'Fum!' he said, and 'Fo!' he said." Davies's delightful artwork teems with little critters who are running or hiding from the title character (one rabbit family even lives in the Giant's hat) and wonderfully adds to the text. For example, one scene shows all the creative ways the children attempt to get a cat out of a tree before calling on the Giant to help. A charming marriage of text and art, this book will stand up to repeated presentations again and again. VERDICTAn excellent read-aloud for class visits as well as a lovely bedtime story recommendation.--Hillary Perelyubskiy, Los Angeles Public Library
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The cadence of the lines dances on the pages, perfectly playing off the old Fee Fi Fo Fum rhymes with eloquence and aplomb. Fully embracing the spirit of the enterprise, Davies has a great deal of fun with the images . . . A merry old tale that's No. 1! —Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on The Giant of Jum
A charming marriage of text and art, this book will stand up to repeated presentations again and again. An excellent read-aloud for class visits as well as a lovely bedtime story recommendation. —School Library Journal on The Giant of Jum Excellent, believable advice, with boxes—what could be better than that? —Kirkus Reviews on Big Friends Sarah captures the joys and pain of a camaraderie that seems exquisitely perfect—until it isn't. . . . Davies makes the story sing from beginning to end with lovely drawings that feel sturdy and resolutely optimistic, even when Birt is at his lowest. —Publishers Weekly on Big Friends An understated, profoundly charming little fable. —The Financial Times on The Storm Whale Simple but powerful. . . The world may still be as big and lonely and incomprehensible as the ocean, but still it's possible to find tremendous, heart-stopping tenderness. —The New York Times on The Storm Whale With its windblown illustrations and gratifying arc, The Storm Whale would be wonderful to read in the safe harbor of bedtime. —The Wall Street Journal on The Storm WhaleElli Woollard writes picture books, poems and other things (most of them silly). She lives with her four wonderful children, her meteorologist husband, and two guinea pigs in London. She does not live with a cat, although the neighbors seem to think otherwise. Elli's books include The Giant of Jum and The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight.
Benji Davies is the author and illustrator of The Storm Whale and the illustrator of Big Friends by Linda Sarah and Goodnight Already! by Jory John. As a child, Benji was often found painting at the kitchen table . . . a habit he has continued into adulthood. He lives in London with his wife, Nina.JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV012040 - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Adaptations
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