Grandad's Secret Giant

Grandad's Secret Giant
Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2017-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1786031736

'Funny, touching and visually stunning, this really is a book to treasure.' Daily Mail A GIANT story of belonging and friendship from David Litchfield, author of the Waterstones Illustrated Book Prize 2016 winner The Bear and the Piano. "He has hands the size of tables," Grandad said, "legs as long as drainpipes and feet as big as rowing boats. Do you know who I mean?" "Yes," sighed Billy. "The Secret Giant. But he's not real!" Billy doesn't believe his Grandad when he tells him there's a giant living in his town, doing good deeds for everyone. He knows that a giant is too big to keep himself hidden. And why would he WANT to keep himself a secret? But as time goes on, Billy learns that some secrets are too BIG to stay secret for long... This delightful heartfelt story of belonging and friendship teaches the importance of tolerance and acceptance to young children.

The Little Boy and the Giant

The Little Boy and the Giant
Author: David L. Harrison
Publisher: Western Publishing Company
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1973
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780307605368

A little boy outwits a giant and becomes his friend.

The Boy Who Befriended a Giant

The Boy Who Befriended a Giant
Author: Shaun Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-03-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781644683231

This is a story about a little boy who always felt like an outsider. Whether he was at school or at home he never felt like he belonged. His favorite time was at home under the tree in the backyard reading his books. He feels like he belongs when he reads his books. His books make him feel less lonely. This all changed when one day a boy named Preston came to Jack's school. Preston stood out in his new school because he looked different than all the other kids. He is biracial, and the kids in this new school do not look like him. To make matters worse, Preston is much taller than all the other kids. He is the size of some of the teachers. And because of his looks and large size, he intimidates the other kids in school. They are scared of him. So they run away from him and call him Giant. Jack feels sorry for Preston, and even though he is painfully shy, he wants to be Preston's friend. This story is about how a kind act helps a boy overcome his own shyness to become a friend to someone in need, and in turn finds his place to fit in.

The Book of Giant Stories

The Book of Giant Stories
Author: David L. Harrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Fairy tales
ISBN: 9781563979767

Includes "The Little Boy's Secret", "The Giant Who Was Afraid of Butterflies", and "The Giant Who Threw Tantrums."

My Daddy is a Giant

My Daddy is a Giant
Author: Carl Norac
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2005
Genre: Fathers and sons
ISBN: 0618443991

A little boy's father seems so large to him that he needs a ladder to cuddle him and birds nest in his father's hair.

The Giant of Jum

The Giant of Jum
Author: Elli Woollard
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1509802878

"Fee!" he said, and "Fi!" he said, and "Fo!" he said and "Fum!" Look out children, the Giant of Jum is grumpy and hungry and he's off in search of a tasty snack. And the tastiest of all is a boy called Jack! But Jack and his friends don't see a scary giant, they see a magically tall man - a man who can fetch lost balls and rescue cats from trees! Perhaps this hungry giant is softer than he seems... An incredible rhyming text and a brilliant, big-hearted twist on a classic fairy tale, from the uniquely talented author and poet, Elli Woollard, and award-winning illustrator, Benji Davies. The Giant of Jum also contains an important message for all: don't eat kids, eat cake!

Boy Giant

Boy Giant
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2025-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780008638702

A stunning story of hope, humanity, friendship and high-seas adventure, inspired by Gulliver's Travels 'A sparkling adventure . . . deeply vital for our times' LoveReading4Kids Having fled war-torn Afghanistan in a boat now sure to sink, refugee Omar prepares to be lost to the waves. But then he wakes up, on a beach, surrounded by people each no bigger than his baby finger. As it turns out, these little people need saving just as much as he does. Can this giant bring peace? And will he ever find his way back to his mum?

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant
Author: Oscar Wilde
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"The Selfish Giant" is a short fantasy story for children by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. The story's plot revolves around a giant who builds a wall to keep children out of his garden, but learns compassion from the innocence of the children. The short story contains significant religious imagery. The Selfish Giant owns a beautiful garden which has 12 peach trees and lovely fragrant flowers, in which children love to play after returning from the school. The Giant put a notice board "TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED". The garden falls into perpetual winter. One day, the giant is awakened by a linnet, and discovers that spring has returned to the garden, as the children have found a way in through a gap in the wall… It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Nightingale and the Rose", “The Happy Prince”, "The Devoted Friend" and "The Remarkable Rocket".

How Do You Feed a Hungry Giant?

How Do You Feed a Hungry Giant?
Author: Caitlin Friedman
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0761157522

Kids are never too young to learn about helping others—that when people are in need, the right thing to do is to step up. When a boy named Oscar discovers a giant—a very hungry giant holding a sign that says “Food Please”—in his backyard, he knows he can’t turn his back on him Yet it’s not easy feeding a hungry giant. A whole pizza disappears in a single gulp. Twelve blueberry muffins, 33 jars of peanut butter, 197 chocolate chip cookies—all just an appetizer. So what is little Oscar to do? Just how do you feed a hungry giant? In this warmly illustrated and interactive picture book, the reader gets to help Oscar feed the giant. But despite Oscar’s best efforts—he cleaned out the fridge AND the pantry!—the giant still remains hungry. That’s when mom comes to the rescue. She has eight great recipes, including Mega-Pigs in Blanket, Jumbo Fries, The Biggest Burger in the World, Ginormous Blueberry Muffin. Each serves one giant—or eight kids. Yes, the “feed a giant” recipes are included in the book, printed in a separate 8-page mini cookbook, and are ideal for a kid’s party. So how do you feed a hungry giant? With giant food. And a giant heart.