Overview
. 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.
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.
Presents a collection of three tales about giants, "The Little Boy's Secret," "The Giant Who Was Afraid of Butterflies," and "The Giant Who Threw Tantrums," plus four limericks.
Synopsis
Presents a collection of three tales about giants, "The Little Boy's Secret," "The Giant Who Was Afraid of Butterflies," and "The Giant Who Threw Tantrums," plus four ...
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. (; Oct.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.