The Giants and the Joneses

By Donaldson, Julia & Swearingen, Greg

Publishers Summary:
When Jumbeelia, an eight-year-old giant, climbs down a beanstalk and collects some "iggly plops," the little people of children's stories, she treats them like toys, unaware that she is endangering their lives.

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ISBN
978-0-80507-805-3
Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 2005.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2005

Gr 3-5 Most giants in Groil disregard the fairy tale about the tiny thief who once climbed a plant up to their land, but young Jumbeelia is sure that the pocket-sized -iggly plops - must exist. She drops a mysterious seed over the cloud edge, and, sure enough, a -bimplestonk - grows in the night. She climbs down to the miniature world where she collects some souvenirs, including three children -Collette; her brother, Stephen; and their baby sister, Poppy. The humans attempt to communicate with their huge capt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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