Jim and the Beanstalk

Name: Jim and the Beanstalk
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Raymond Briggs
ISBN: 9780525628491

Author: Raymond Briggs

Narrator: Pierce Cravens

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 01/22/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

What if Jack wasn't the only one to climb the beanstalk? Raymond Briggs brings a new generation to an old tale with humor, math, and imagination.

After discovering a beanstalk growing outside of his window one morning, Jim decides to do what any person in a similar situation would do—he climbs it. At the top he finds the unexpected: a castle and a giant in need of a friend. Children and adults alike will enjoy this fresh take on a classic story.

“In what could be called a sure read to success, Raymond Briggs projects a proven favorite into the new generation . . . It is a gigantic delight.”—The New York Times

“A look at what might have happened if there had been a second trip up the beanstalk . . . Magical.”—Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Raymond Briggs is one of the most successful picture book creators of our time. His books include classics such as Father Christmas, The Snowman and Fungus the Bogeyman. Several of his books have been televised and When the Wind Blows has also been staged as theater. Raymond Briggs lives in Sussex. Raymond Briggs has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration. His book titled Ug was the winner of the Smarties Silver Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie

Author of 'The Snowman' and 'Father Christmas' writes a follow up to the classic fairy tale 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. Jim is living in a city when he finds a large plant growing outside his window. Being a curious boy he climbs the plant, discovering for himself the giant who lives in a castle in th......more

Goodreads review by Mathew

A parody of the original and one in which Briggs decided to have Jim (Jack) as a carer of sorts for the lonely giant in order to step away from the bad-guy role that he had been forever trapped in. Fed up with the traditional role, Briggs decided to look more kindly on our giant who is often pestere......more

Goodreads review by midnightfaerie

Somewhere between a level 1 and a level 2 reading book, this book is a fun spin-off of Jack and the Beanstalk. Enjoyed by all my children, this original story had all of guessing what the ending would be. The illustrations were a little unusual, flipping back and forth between colored pages and blac......more

Goodreads review by Daisy

Totally forgot about how good this book was for inference and prediction as well as being fairly enjoyable fairytale spin off type.......more

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Praise for Jim and the Beanstalk

“In what could be called a sure read to success, Raymond Briggs projects a proven favorite into the new generation . . . It is a gigantic delight.”—The New York Times

“A look at what might have happened if there had been a second trip up the beanstalk . . . Magical.”—Publishers Weekly

“A sprightly sequel . . . Silly and engaging with humorous illustrations.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books