Product Description

Fantastic story based loosely on Jack and the Beanstalk but physically involving reader in narrative and adventure. Can you get through the book without waking up the enormous scary giant? What will you do if he wakes up? Why shut the book of course!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13492 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-17
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

About the Author
Sally began writing in 1984 while she was working for a children's book club. Since 1995 she has been writing full time and has recently won the Smarties Prize. She now has some fifty titles in print. 'Shhh' won the Children's Bok Award in 1992 and was shortlisted for the Smartie. s'Wake Up Dad' won the 1989 Best Books for Babies Award and 'There's a Monster Who Eats Books' in our House was Highly Commended in the 1997 Right Start/Petit Filous award, shortlisted in the 1998 Sheffield Children's Book Award and selected by the Young Book Trust in 1998 as one of the '100 best books'. Peter Utton is a prize-winning author and illustrator with many books for children under his belt. He won the Smarties Book Prize and was a runner up for the Mother Goose Award.

Customer Reviews

Fun book for 2-4 year olds
My 3 year old thinks this one is hilarious - I think the appeal is much more for children than for the adults who read it to them (which is as it should be, I suppose).I think this one might be a good book to buy to help get a reluctant child interested in books. It's basically about a trip through a scary giant's castle and each page is another step towards the giant. There are lots of windows where your child can look back to check they didn't wake the person in the last room, etc and eventually of course, the child reading the book disturbs the sleeping giant and you have to shut the book quickly to escape. It's a very clever idea and great fun for small children.

The Best Childrens Book So Far
I have worked in a Pre-School for 21 years and this is the most read book there has ever been in the pre-school, the children sit there quietly and as you read the book they are hooked!
The flaps inside are great....but some need a hand to hold when they see the giants big eye!
It would make a great gift from Father Christmas.

outstanding book a must for all teachers
this book is a definite must for all teachers who wish to keep children captivated.Keep the children involved in the story and keep their youngs minds i suspense,checking to see if the giant is asleep.