The Giants and the Joneses

The Giants and the Joneses By Julia Donaldson ‘The Giants and the Joneses’ written by Julia Donaldson, focuses on the experience of three young children who are captured by a young girl giant, Jumbeelia. In the book there are two distinct worlds, the human world and the giant world. Throughout the boo......more

yes, kids stories should not be brimmed with realistic situations, but if its not the latter, there's magic, fantasy, wonder and/or adventures - all of which wrap up the notion of life with fantastic enchantment, without failing to be some kind of relevant parallel to reality. this book gave me none......more

I recommend this book to my brother, and my sister, and everyone around. My favorite part was where the giant met the kids.......more

Giant little girl collects 3 kids for her pets. Be kind to your hamster!......more

Wordplay abounds in an enjoyable story of giants and 'little people' - us! After so many of her picture books, I was curious to see Julia Donaldson's skill at, not only prose, but a book for older children. You are unlikely to recognise her trademark style here, a prose story about giants and humans,......more