giants

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giants

Jack and the beanstalk

2006
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

The selfish giant

1984
A once selfish giant welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden and is eventually rewarded by an unusual tiny child.

Giant dance party

2013
Six-year-old Lexy Tanz loves dancing so much that she wants to share her skills with others, and when she is becoming discouraged because no one wants lessons from a girl so small, a herd of hairy giants arrives to test her teaching ability.

Waynetta and the cornstalk

a Texas fairy tale
2007
A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds.

Inside my feet

the story of a giant
1979
When enchanted boots carry away his father and mother, a boy tries to find a way to fight the enchantment.

The spiffiest giant in town

2003
George the giant, known for wearing his old patched clothes, finally buys new ones, but then gives them away to some needy animals.

Golem

a giant made of mud
1995
A rabbi fashions a golem, or giant, of mud and brings it to life to guard the Jewish ghetto against persecutors.

A sweetheart for Valentine

1979
When a large baby in a large basket is left on the steps of the St. Valentine village hall, the villagers decide that she will belong to all of them and they name her Valentine.

The rise and fall of Mount Majestic

2010
Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge, who longs for heroic adventures, overhears a secret that thrusts her into the middle of a dangerous mission that could destroy the island on which she lives.

Jill and the beanstalk

2004
Presents the English and Tamil translations of a retelling of the classic tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk" in which Jill travels up the beanstalk to the land of the Giant.

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