The Book of Giant Stories - Softcover

Harrison, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563977974 ISBN 13: 9781563977978

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2001

Synopsis

. What little secret would scare three terrible giants?
. Why would a giant tremble at the sight of a butterfly?
. Do giants throw temper tantrums?

The answers to these questions are found in three mesmerizing tales of giants and a child. But the giants that crash and bellow through this book are unlike the giants of folklore. They behave in the most unusual manner, and find themselves in the most peculiar situations. What do these cantankerous, yet sympathetic giants have in common? They encounter a small little boy, who towers over the giants by way of wit and common sense. David L. Harrison's classic collection, richly illustrated by Philippe Fix, has been translated into ten languages and sold close to a million copies in it original edition. Now this Christopher Award-winning book is available again to a new generation of children.

About this title

About the Author:

David L. Harrison is the author of over fifty books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His titles include Wild Country: Outdoor Poems for Young People, The Purchase of Small Secrets, Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices, and the ever-popular Somebody Catch My Homework. Mr. Harrison lives in Missouri.

From Publishers Weekly:

Mighty giants meet a down-to-earth boy in the 1972 Christopher Award-winning The Book of Giant Stories by David L. Harrison, illus. by Philippe Fix. In each of the three tales, the villains end up overshadowed by good sense and practical wisdom. Fix creates a forbidding landscape of craggy trees, fern-filled forests and darkened lairs.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1563977974
• ISBN 13: 9781563977978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Fix Philippe