Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little—in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects—a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.
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When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find." Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider, and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do over and over again! With the addition of witty black and white pencil drawings by Lane Smith (of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs fame), upon which the animation for the Disney movie was based, this classic, now in paperback, is bursting with renewed vigor. We'll just come right out and say it: James and the Giant Peach is one of the finest children's books ever written. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Lane Smith trades stinky cheese for fantastic fruit with his black-and-white illustrations for Roald Dahl's classic 1961 novel, James and the Giant Peach. The reissue is timed to coincide with the release of the Disney animated motion picture based on Smith's suitably subversive visual interpretation.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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By Barvaladenev
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I purchased this book for my older son. It came well within the promised time frame and is in great shape even though it is used. My son loves the book and he had read the first three chapters in the first day.
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When I read James and the Giant peach for the first time I loved it! it was adventurous and exciting! I loved how the writer made the creatures so interesting. Also she made the aunts look evil as was explainedin the book. I just wanted to reach in the book and yell at them! The book was kind-off mythical when james got to the cloud men. I could read that book over and over again and I would never get bored!
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By R. Kirkham
Format:Paperback
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH is easy to read, catches the reader's attention, and takes the reader to a fantasy land. It has everything necessary to be a children's classic.
However, it is not without problems. In the book, James' two wicked aunts are killed as the peach flattens them and rolls over their lifeless bodies. Throughout the rest of the book the characters laugh and make up songs about their deaths. I know that in many fairy tales the wicked witch or stepmother dies, but I feel this book devalues life to the point that I would feel uncomfortable letting my young daughter read it. By the time she is old enough for me to feel comfortable with her reading the book, the book's plot will be too childish for her.
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My Favorite book!
This book was great and full of adventure. I loved every moment of it(in other words... I don't have a favorite part). Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by Taylor McDowell
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memorable
reading this book again brought back lots of great memories from when I was younger and read this book. Read more
Published on April 28 2004 by Mark McLaughlin
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James and the Giant Peach
This book is about a kid name James who lived with his parents. After James` parents died , James had no choice than to go live with his aunts, Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. Read more
Published on April 13 2004
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James And The Jiant Peach
A great book you should read is James and the Giant Peach. This is an adventurebook. My favorite charactor is the centipede. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2004
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Nonsense
James and the Giant Peach is simply nonsense. If you like nonsense then you may like this book. The story is as simple as the other reviews make it sound: A giant peach grows, he... Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004 by Rainsayre
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A good book for relaxation
This book, "James and Giant Peach" is WOUNDERFUL! Jame's adventures are full of creative imaginations that brings you to a magic world! The author, Roald Dahl was really great. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2004 by Erica Ngai
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Review by Andy Liu of James and the Giant peach
James Henry Trotter did not have a normal life. His parents were swallowed by an angry rhinoceros. When he goes to live with his aunts for three years,the adventure begins. Read more
Published on Feb 9 2004
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A review of James And The Giant Peach (Alice Z)
During early December, I read a very interesting book named "James and the Giant Peach" that I would like to recommend. It is about a boy's life from ages 4~8. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2004
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wow
I read this story as a kid, great imagination the author has. Even though I am far to old to read a book like this now I will reread it once again for old times sake.
Published on Jan 16 2004 by Dance Dance Dance
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James and The Giant Peach is a great book for everyone. I first read the book when I was about seven, and the story was so amazing that I was imediatly captivated. Read more
Published on Jan 1 2004
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