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mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
How is the story told?
The Giant of Jum uses poetry well through using a strong repetition in the giant's dialogue. The rhyming sequence of A,B,A,B is an easy and welcoming format too making it accessible and fun for younger readers.
How do the words and pictures work together?
Both the poetry and pictures work well with the pictures giving us a greater exploration around the world that the Giant inhabits. There are also plenty of allusions to other fairy tales within Benji's pictures. I particularly like how healthily the giant eats even though he says that he wants to eat human.
World to text experiences:
In order to get the most from this text, readers would need to know something about the traditional role of giants (bad characters) so that the humour is better appreciated. There are allusions to other tales such as the three Billy Goats Gruff and the three Pigs. There is also reference to Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' and, of course, Jack of the Beanstalk with 'Fee Fi Fo Fum' being played on
Messages:
The story celebrates children's ability to see kindness in other beneath the exterior.
The Giant of Jum uses poetry well through using a strong repetition in the giant's dialogue. The rhyming sequence of A,B,A,B is an easy and welcoming format too making it accessible and fun for younger readers.
How do the words and pictures work together?
Both the poetry and pictures work well with the pictures giving us a greater exploration around the world that the Giant inhabits. There are also plenty of allusions to other fairy tales within Benji's pictures. I particularly like how healthily the giant eats even though he says that he wants to eat human.
World to text experiences:
In order to get the most from this text, readers would need to know something about the traditional role of giants (bad characters) so that the humour is better appreciated. There are allusions to other tales such as the three Billy Goats Gruff and the three Pigs. There is also reference to Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' and, of course, Jack of the Beanstalk with 'Fee Fi Fo Fum' being played on
Messages:
The story celebrates children's ability to see kindness in other beneath the exterior.
libraryrobin's review against another edition
2.0
Meh. Not a great reworking of the classic giant fe-fi-fo-fum story
louise_charlotte's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the use of rhyme in this book as it was poetry that was easy for children to understand. The illustrations were lovely and the ending was very cute. KS1 children would love this as a read-aloud book.
bookbint's review
5.0
So fun with the lyrics if the giant going, "Fee he said and Fi he said and Fo he said and Fum Hiw I pine for, how I wish for a child on a dish, little children are yummy yum yum" the illustrations by Benji Davies are also an excellent reason to pick this up, fast becoming a favourite in this household as the kids like the little dogs.
A giant sets out to find Jack & eat him, but he ends up helping the children and they reward him with cake which he finds much better.
A giant sets out to find Jack & eat him, but he ends up helping the children and they reward him with cake which he finds much better.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
How is the story told?
The Giant of Jum uses poetry well through using a strong repetition in the giant's dialogue. The rhyming sequence of A,B,A,B is an easy and welcoming format too making it accessible and fun for younger readers.
How do the words and pictures work together?
Both the poetry and pictures work well with the pictures giving us a greater exploration around the world that the Giant inhabits. There are also plenty of allusions to other fairy tales within Benji's pictures. I particularly like how healthily the giant eats even though he says that he wants to eat human.
World to text experiences:
In order to get the most from this text, readers would need to know something about the traditional role of giants (bad characters) so that the humour is better appreciated. There are allusions to other tales such as the three Billy Goats Gruff and the three Pigs. There is also reference to Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' and, of course, Jack of the Beanstalk with 'Fee Fi Fo Fum' being played on
Messages:
The story celebrates children's ability to see kindness in other beneath the exterior.
The Giant of Jum uses poetry well through using a strong repetition in the giant's dialogue. The rhyming sequence of A,B,A,B is an easy and welcoming format too making it accessible and fun for younger readers.
How do the words and pictures work together?
Both the poetry and pictures work well with the pictures giving us a greater exploration around the world that the Giant inhabits. There are also plenty of allusions to other fairy tales within Benji's pictures. I particularly like how healthily the giant eats even though he says that he wants to eat human.
World to text experiences:
In order to get the most from this text, readers would need to know something about the traditional role of giants (bad characters) so that the humour is better appreciated. There are allusions to other tales such as the three Billy Goats Gruff and the three Pigs. There is also reference to Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' and, of course, Jack of the Beanstalk with 'Fee Fi Fo Fum' being played on
Messages:
The story celebrates children's ability to see kindness in other beneath the exterior.
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