{"id":33574,"date":"2018-06-30T23:06:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T03:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33574"},"modified":"2018-06-30T23:06:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T03:06:40","slug":"review-of-the-giant-of-jum-by-elli-woollard-and-benji-davies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33574","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Giant of Jum, by Elli Woollard and Benji Davies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Giant of Jum<\/em><\/p>\n

by Elli Woollard
\nand Benji Davies<\/p>\n

Henry Holt and Company, 2017. First published in the United Kingdom in 2015. 28 pages.<\/p>\n

Rhyming picture books are often awful. But when done right \u2013 like The Giant of Jum<\/em> — they beg to be read aloud.<\/p>\n

The Giant of Jum was a grumpy old grouch
\nwho was constantly grizzling and grumbling.
\nAnd when he was hungry, he\u2019d slobber and slouch
\nand say, \u201cOh, how my tummy is rumbling!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFee!\u201d he said, and \u201cFi!\u201d he said, and \u201cFo!\u201d he said, and \u201cFum!
\nHow I pine, how I wish, for a child on a dish.
\nLittle children are yummy yum yum!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So he sets out to find some tasty children. He continues to say those four syllables, but in a different order each time \u2013 resulting in a nice rhyme.<\/p>\n

He does find children, and they are delighted to have some tall about. Why, he can help them get their ball down from the top of a fountain and rescue their cat from a tree!<\/p>\n

The ending is reminiscent of Troll and the Oliver<\/a><\/em> — because when someone thinks he\u2019s hungry for children, who wouldn\u2019t be happier with cake?<\/p>\n

This one isn\u2019t terribly profound, and there may be a few holes in the story \u2013 but it sure is fun to read. I\u2019m going to set it aside for storytime.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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