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1) The BFG
Author
Language
English
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.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack the Giant Slayer tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth, the giants strive to reclaim the land they one lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed...
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 08
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Princess in Blankets. It's a perfect day to build snow monsters and battle them for practice. But just when they're about to wage battle, a huge foot smashes their snow monster. "SQUASHY!" It's a giant, and it's smashing everything in its path! The giant is too strong for the three friends, so the Princess in Blankets has an idea: it's time to light the Sparkle Signal...
7) Giant John
Author
Language
English
Description
Hired to perform odd jobs at the royal castle, Giant John's work pleases everyone until the musical fairies arrive and the friendly giant cannot resist the urge to dance.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A made-for-TV movie. One moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by an awesome giant who whisks her away on a magical and funny adventure. When Sophie learns that a monstrous crew of meanies is gobbling up children, she sets out to stop them once and for all, with the help of her new, rather large, friend. The enchanting children's book from author Roald Dahl comes to life in this classic, animated musical feature.
12) The BFG
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
14) The giant
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c1995
Language
English
Description
Three lively little girls attempt to start a friendship with a lonely giant.
15) Giant tales
Author
Publisher
Chrysalis Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Collects and retells legends and myths about giants from around the world, and includes stories that feature a young girl and her grandmother's attempts to teach a giant about wrestling and Small Adul's battle with a giant ogress.
17) Mary, Mary
Author
Publisher
M.K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Difficult Mary Mary manages the messy giant who lives at the top of the hill and reveals his friendly nature to the rest of the town.
20) Calamity Jack
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.