Janet Foxley

En humoristisk bok om Monkel Trogg, en jätte som inte riktigt är som de andra. Han råkar vara pytte, pytteliten i jätte-mått och blir därför retad av alla de andra jättarna. Men även en pyttejätte måste hitta vad den är bra på och inte minst försöka klara examensprovet till skolan.

I allmänhet en roande bok, som säkert funkar bra att läsa högt. De stereotypa könsrollerna stör mig kolossalt och är anledningen till att jag inte skulle rekommendera den. Det verkar så onödigt att man ska lära sig att mamma jätte sminkar sig med en kvist osv.… (más)

Grades 3-5: Poor Muncle. The ten-year-old is the smallest giant in all of Mount Grumble: barely the size of a human. The other kids in school toss him around like a toy, and he'll never get one of the good jobs. On a school field trip to the King's castle, though, Muncle catches the attention of Biblios, wise man to the king. Biblios has Muncle try on some old human clothes so that everyone can get an idea of what a Smalling looks like, and they fit so well that Biblios suggests that Muncle wear them for the King's birthday celebration, so the whole village can experience the vicarious thrill of a Smalling in their midst. When Muncle sneaks out of the mountain home where all the giants live to see if he can spy on some Smallings and get a better idea of how they really act, he meets Emily, a human about his own age. During the King's birthday celebration, Muncle is dismayed to see that his brother and another young giant have captured Emily and are presenting her to the King as a birthday gift. Will Muncle be able to save Emily and to convince the giants that they mustn't give the humans a reason to come hunting around and discover their secret home? A fun adventure accentuated by whimsical pen-and-ink illustrations.
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