There Is No Giant In This Story

Name: There Is No Giant In This Story
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781526608208
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By Lou Carter

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Fee-fi-fo-fum! Catchy, catchy, here I come! The big, scary giant has come down from his beanstalk, and he wants to play! But Jack, Cinderella, the Gingerbread Man, and their friends are not so sure! Can they stop Giant from destroying their fairytale town – and teach... Read More

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Fee-fi-fo-fum! Catchy, catchy, here I come!

The big, scary giant has come down from his beanstalk, and he wants to play! But Jack, Cinderella, the Gingerbread Man, and their friends are not so sure! Can they stop Giant from destroying their fairytale town – and teach him how to play nicely?

From the pairing behind the brilliantly funny and internationally bestselling There Is No Dragon in This Story comes another hilarious story featuring your favourite fairytale characters – as you’ve never seen them before!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526608208

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Deborah Allwright
Illustrated by Deborah Allwright

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 272.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Lou Carter

About the Author

Lou Carter worked as a primary school teacher before turning her hand to writing picture books. She is the author of Pirate Stew and the bestselling There Is No Dragon in This Story. She lives in Cambridge.

Deborah Allwright became a star of the picture book world following the publication of the bestselling The Night Pirates, and has been shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Award. She works in a studio in Islington, London.
Instagram: @deborahallwright | X: @DebbieAllwright

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