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1) The BFG
Author
Language
English
Description
The Big Friendly Giant is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and it's lucky for Sophie that he is. If she had been carried off by any of the other giants she would have been breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are headed to England to steal some little children, she and the BFG decide they must stop them once and for all.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this humorous version of the traditional tale, Jack's magic beanstalk produces so many beans that soon everyone in the village is sick of eating them, and mad at Jack, and when he climbs the beanstalk he finds that Mr. Giant is equally fed up with beans--but fortunately Mrs. Giant suggests a solution to their diet problem.
Publisher
RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Barbara is the only thing that stands between terrible giants and the destruction of her small town. But as she boldly confronts her fears in increasingly dangerous ways, she begins to question everything she's always believed to be true.
7) The BFG
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
One moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by an awesome giant who whisks her away on a magical and funny adventure. When Sophie learns that a monstrous crew of meanies is gobbling up children, she sets out to stop them once and for all, with the help of her new, rather large, friend. The enchanting children's book from author Roald Dahl comes to life in this classic, animated musical feature.
Series
Attack on Titan volume final season, part 1
Publisher
FUNimation
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
In the walled enclave where the remnants of humanity shelter from the Titans, giant creatures who have taken over the rest of the world, Eren and Mikasa join the fight against them after the city is breached and a Titan kills their mother.
9) Giant pants
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Belbum is a giant. Like most giants, he is very good at stomping, napping, and losing things. One day he loses something especially important, though: his only pair of pants. After searching high and low, Belbum sets off to ask his friends whether they have any pants he can borrow. But the cyclops only wears tunics. The gnome's pants, stretchy as they may be, are far too small for Belbum. And unicorns don't even wear pants. There's only one thing...
10) The giants' farm
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin QUIX/Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A group of distinctly different giants have problems to solve when they decide to live together on a farm.
Series
Attack on Titan volume final season, part 2
Publisher
Crunchyroll
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
Just as the Jaegerists seize control, Marley launches their counterattack. Now shouldering the sins of the past, Eren enacts his true plan to protect Paradis. But what will remain in his wake? The line between right and wrong blurs in the fog of war.
12) Mosley
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Discovering he belongs to a heroic tribe of two-legged giants, Mosley is determined to prove he is more than just a farm animal and sets off on an epic journey to join them in this fun-filled and heartfelt adventure.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Jack is sent to market to sell his family's cow, he makes a trade for some magical beans, much to his mother's chagrin. To Jack's surprise, the beans grow into a giant beanstalk. Jack climbs all the way up and encounters a frightening giant. But when the giant is fast asleep, Jack climbs up and steals his treasures.
Author
Publisher
New York Review of Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
The companion to D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, a treasured part of so many children's libraries, has returned to print after more than twenty years. The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear. A boy and his father are banished because the father, a magician, has a habit of making things vanish. But when the monster Abiyoyo appears - the father makes Abiyoyo disappear, and all is forgiven. No one wants to hear the little boy play his ukelele anymore...Clink, clunk, clonk. And no one wants...
16) Giants
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes giants found in folklore, presents a graphic retelling of Thor and Loki's visit to the Land of the Giants, and provides summaries of other tales featuring these mythical creatures.
17) Way back then
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Uses the format of a sweet and simple bedtime story written in both English and Inuktitut, to introduce readers to several myths from Inuit mythology.
18) The giant of Jum
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
They're big, mean, and shudderingly horrible-and that's about all that the giants and trolls of mythology have in common. Some have several heads. Some have only one eye-or lots of eyes! You wouldn't want to cross paths with any of them. But what if they crossed paths with each other? Who would win in a battle? Which one is the strongest of all? Meet the ten most ferocious and gruesome of these mythical beasts, including: Typhon, who tore up mountains,...
20) The iron giant
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A giant robot from outer space lands on Earth and frightens a small town. The robot befriends a young boy and wins its humanity by saving the townspeople from their own fears and prejudices. Includes deleted scenes and commentary from director Brad Bird. Also includes theatrical version in addition to signature edition version.
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