The Giants' Farm
Jane Yolen
pictures by Tomie de Paola 1977
Here's another "blast from the past" for me, a Weekly Reader book illustrated by Tomie de Paola. These were my bread and butter in elementary school. How nostalgic de Paola's pictures are!
This cute easy reader follows a group of giants in a series of short stories. The talented Yolen gives the stories substance and is what makes these vintage easy readers so much richer than some of the bland modern books I see today. The stories are simple (the twin giants, Grab and Grub, have a secret and smart giant Dab predictably gets it out of them, or big Grizzle is sad and upset about being the biggest until Dab needs his help with a big problem). Jane Yolen's writing goes to show that these kinds of books can be well written and enjoyable.
One flake.
Two flakes.
It kept on snowing.
Little Dab thought about dreaming. He thought about eating. He thought about rhymes. He thought about sleeping and filling and telling. He thought and thought about making something from nothing.
Two flakes.
It kept on snowing.
Little Dab thought about dreaming. He thought about eating. He thought about rhymes. He thought about sleeping and filling and telling. He thought and thought about making something from nothing.
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