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The giant of Jum

Title:

The giant of Jum

Author:

Woollard, Elli, author.

Davies, Benji, illustrator.

Summary:

A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.

General Note:

"First published in the United Kingdom by Macmillan UK, 2015"--Title page verso.

Edition:

First American edition.

Physical Description:

26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Genre:

Stories in rhyme.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Giants -- Juvenile fiction.

Helping behavior -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Davies, Benji,

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Publication Date:

2017

2015

ISBN:

9781627795159

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.

Call Number:

P WOOLLAR

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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!

Author Notes

Elli 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.

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.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

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. VERDICT An excellent read-aloud for class visits as well as a lovely bedtime story recommendation.-Hillary Perelyubskiy, Los Angeles Public Library © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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