Diane Goode's Book of Giants and Little People [Hardcover]

Diane Goode (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

Drawn from a variety of sources and illustrated with Goode's distinctive artwork, a witty, warm, and charming collection of folktales and poems captures a multitude of dainty fairies, hairy ogres, industrious elves, and dim-witted giants."

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 4. Goode continues her fine series of folklore anthologies with this excellent collection. Readers will enjoy finding familiar tales such as "The Shoemaker and the Elves," "Teeny-Tiny," and "Wiley and the Hairy Man" alongside rarer treasures such as "Anansi and the Plantains" from the West Indies and "Little Lella" from Italy. Youngsters will chuckle over "How Big-Mouth Wrestled the Giant" in which a none-too-bright braggart outsmarts an even dimmer giant. Storytellers will want to add to their repertoires the California tall tale of "Lovesick Lopez," who becomes too fond of the pigs he raises. "Three Strong Women" and "Managing Molly" star female heroines. Also included are poems by Flora Fearne, Eve Merriam, Lilian Moore, and others. Goode's signature illustrations are bright and colorful and take full advantage of the humorous aspects of each selection. Fear no nightmares from this collection. Preschoolers will enjoy hearing these tales read aloud, and older children will find them accessible. A delightful addition to enhance any collection.?Jeanne Clancy Watkins, Upper Merion Township Library, King of Prussia, PA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

Like her previous efforts in this vein (Diane Goode's Book of Silly Stories and Songs, 1992, etc.), Goode offers a diverse, accessible, and well-rounded collection of stories about people big and small, interspersing old favorites (``The Elves and the Shoemaker,'' ``Teeny Tiny,'' etc.) with more unusual gems: the West Indian ``Anansi and the Plantains,'' the Japanese ``Three Strong Women,'' and the wryly feminist ``Managing Molly.'' The book opens with a wise introduction and closes with Nancy Willard's ``Magic Story for Falling Asleep''just the right note. Goode's expressive charactersfrom ogres to elvesare priceless, and the elegant design gives the stories and poems their due. It's a thoughtfully organized book, suitable for almost any folklore collection. (Folklore. 5-10) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525456600
• ISBN-13: 978-0525456605
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,272,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Diane Goode was born in Brooklyn, New York into a French and Italian family. She has a BA in Fine Arts from Queens College. She studied at Les Beaux Arts in Aix-en-Provence, has a High School teaching degree from NYC and taught book illustration at UCLA.

Diane Goode's list of picture 50 picture books include, 'When I Was Young In The Mountains', for which she won the Caldecott Honor. She is also the recipient of numerous awards including two Platinum Oppenheim Toy Awards, and Parents' Choice Awards.

Her most recent publications are: CINDERELLA SMITH, by Stephanie Barden, LOUISE THE BIG CHEESE series, by Elise Primavera and MY MOM IS TRYING TO RUIN MY LIFE and BUT I WANTED A BABY BROTHER, both by Kate Feiffer (A Paula wiseman Book, Simon& Schuster) 2008.

A member of the Society of Illustrators, she chaired the 2007 Original Art Show in Manhattan.