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1) The BFG
Author
Appears on list
Description
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
2) Mr. Greedy
Author
Publisher
Price Stern Sloan
Pub. Date
1998.
Description
Mr. Greedy learns an important lesson when he steals food from the plate of a giant who then makes him eat the enormous meal.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2006
Description
A sea fairy promises Pirate Pete a new ship if he will go to Thunder Island, retrieve the stolen Sea-Fairy Sapphire, and throw it into the sea, but he nearly flubs the deal when he cannot resist using a little bit of the gemstone's magic.
8) Dirt Boy
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
Description
To avoid taking a bath, Fister Farnello runs away from home and is befriended by Dirt Man, a filthy giant who lives in the woods.
Author
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018
Description
The Dragon Masters are still reeling from the desertion of Rori and her fire dragon Vulcan, when Mina, a Dragon Master from the far north, arrives with a problem--King Lars needs a fire dragon to defeat the Ice Giant who has frozen his kingdom; and so the Dragon Masters set out to find Rori and convince her to help.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Eleven-year-old Nicholas Vargas only thinks his life has been turned upside down after his developer father remarries and moves his new wife and daughter into the soon-to-be completed Mangrove Hollow. But an "expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a little nixie with a giant problem--the huge, lumbering, fire-breathing variety--and it's up to Nick, his stepsister Laurie, and his big brother, Julian (plus a familiar face from the original Spiderwick...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"The story of a child confronting a man-eating giant or witch is told the world over. These heroes go by many names and might be average in size or no bigger than a thumb. Though they're often scorned for being the youngest and smallest, they're well-armed with cleverness and courage."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make houses. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew into towns and the towns grew into cities, until now there is hardly any forest left. Greta knows she has to help the animals who live in the forest, but how? Luckily, Greta has an idea..." -- back cover.
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