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Author
Language
English
Description
In this classic fantasy novel from author Michael Ende, small and insignificant Bastian Balthazar Bux is nobody's idea of a hero, least of all his own. Then, through the pages of an ancient, mysterious book, he discovers the enchanted world of Fantastica, and only Bastian himself can save the fairy people who live there.
Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he
...42) Dirt Boy
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
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.
43) Wilfred
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
When Wilfred, a big, hairy, and lonesome giant, enters a town full of tiny bald people, he finds only one friend but that proves to be enough when the other townspeople trick him out of his warm hair.
45) A giant problem
Author
Series
Mihi ever after volume vol 2
Publisher
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Mihi's nemesis, Genevieve, travels to the Rainbow Realm, Mihi, Savannah, and Reese cross over to the fairy tale realm to save her and find a giant atop an enormous beanstalk wreaking havoc on the realm.
47) The giant of Jum
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Princess Ivy wants nothing more than to have a little fun in the company of her dragon friend, Elridge, but unless she can recover the magical harp snatched by a thieving youth named Jack long ago, her entire kingdom will suffer an unspeakable fate.
49) A giant mess
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Molly learns the importance of cleaning up when she encounters a messy, stubborn giant.
Author
Series
Beast Quest volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Tom and Elenna must face another beast, Cypher, the one-eyed giant who is causing mudslides and avalanches in the mountains of Avantia.
Author
Series
Backyardigans) volume 12
Publisher
Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The Backyardigans are so good at gardening they grow a giant beanstalk. At the top of the beanstalk they find a grumpy giant who is tired of eating mush all the time.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jack, freed from a dismal orphanage, makes his way to the elusive and impossible Imagine Nation, where a mentor saves him from dissection and trains him to use his superpower, despite the virus he carries that makes him a threat.
56) Giant Tess
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Being the only giant around, Tess wants more than anything to be like everyone else, but when she and Smokey, her dragon best friend, use their height to help save the big parade, Tess suddenly realizes that she is just the right size.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Princess Sofia of Drachenheim enjoys freedom from her sister's manipulations during a diplomatic mission to far-off Villenne, until she and her dragon friend, Jasper, are forced to face ice giants.--
60) Tall tales
Author
Series
Once upon another time volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Seeking revenge from his loss in the Cursed City, the Golden King starts spreading shadow magic over the kingdoms, and according the fairy queens sacred book, only Lena can defeat him and his dark spells, but first she must prove she is worthy but completing three challenges.