Did you ever hear of GIANTS? Yeah? But these are not the friendly giants of these days, they are the cruel killer-giants of them days, and Helen has heard many stories about these very giants, how they have killed and eaten hundreds of people and destroyed the homes and farms of many more. Helen is a fine hand with a slingshot, and more than at home in the woods. After all, she was raised by bears. When she stumbles upon three evil giants, she hatches the perfect plan to rid the land of them. Well, almost perfect... Andy Joness hilarious new folktale adaptation/middle reader is jam-packed with adventure and tales of adventure. It celebrates brave and resourceful girls, blended families, and storytelling itself, and features delightfully quirky illustrations by Katie Brosnan.
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Andy Jones lives in London with his wife and two daughters. By day, he works as a creative director in an advertising agency; by night he sings songs, does silly voices and reads books about monsters, penguins and incredible pets. He has written fiction (outside of his day job) for many years.
Olaf Falafel is a surrealist co
Katie Brosnan is a recent graduate of the Cambridge School of Art Children's book illustration programme. She is the winner of the Picture This! Walker Books and Lemniscaat award 2018, and was highly commended in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, 2018. Her first book, Keith , will be published by Andersen Press in 2019.
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