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Overview
This beloved folktale is as merry as Old England itself!In this rhythmic, rollicking version of Jack and the Beanstalk, the fun begins when Jack climbs up a giant beanstalk, where he meets a scruffy, dim-witted ogre with an appetite for English boys on toast. Edward Sorel's drawings with watercolor washes capture the riotous spirit of one of the most beloved of all British folktales.
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.
Synopsis
This beloved folktale is as merry as Old England itself!
In this rhythmic, rollicking version of Jack and the Beanstalk, the fun begins when Jack climbs up a giant beanstalk, where he meets a scruffy, dim-witted ogre with an appetite for English boys on toast. Edward Sorel's drawings with watercolor washes capture the riotous spirit of one of the most beloved of all British folktales.