The Giant Book of Giants is a great idea, it’s an over-sized hardback book that pulls together a classic selection of giant-relate kids stories but also has the added fun of a 3D giant poster for your kids walls. Find out more with our The Giant Book of Giants review.
Giants are one of those creatures that come straight out of fairy tales to enthral and scare small kids in equal measure. But as with all scary childhood things, they also fascinate and have a great deal of fun to offer. The Giant Book of Giants is one such example. It’s a collection of kids classic stories but the real difference is the giant 4-foot pull-out poster of a rather gruesome giant.
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Bigger than the kids it’s intended to entertain, this 3D poster has a host of facts on it, as well as a bunch of hidden trinkets even we found a little tricky to find, so kids will happily spend ages trying to find everything the giant has hidden away, from the bats in his kilt to the belly-button fluff!
Away from the giant poster you’ll find there are also six favourite kids stories that involve giants. From jack and the Beanstalk and Sinbad’s Third Voyage to lesser known stories, certainly in our house, such as The Curious Giantess or Momotato, the Peach Boy, we found that each story is just long enough to make a great bedtime story.
The Giant Book of Giants is aimed at kids aged 4+ but you’ll find the stories have been written more with parents reading them at bedtime than as independent reading for the kids themselves.
That said, the stories written by Saviour Pirotta and illustrated by Mark Roberston do have quite a traditional feel and take to them, which jars a little against the rather fun and cartoony style of the giant poster.
The giant poster sits in a pocket on the left-hand flap of the book and adds weight and balance while it’s in there. However, if you’ve decided to pin it to your child’s wall you will find the book suddenly feels a little awkward to hold when trying to read the stories.
Verdict: The Giant Book of Giants has some great stories but the overall package feels like a great present you’d buy a child rather than something they’d pick for themselves. With Christmas looming, this may well make the perfect present for the fantasy fuelled youngster in your life.
The Giant Book of Giants costs £14.99 and is published by Egmont