This one dragged just a bit in places for me, but I still was interested enough to keep going.

I thought it was clever, though the ending seemed a bit convenient.

I liked how it showed reasons for the giants raiding and how a giant world was just normal for them and the little people were more like 'elves' that we would think of in our world. I'm not a big fan of the Jack and the Beanstalk story, but this made it more interesting and more understandable. I've really enjoyed these twisted fairy tale retellings of Shurtliff's. Very much!) Jack sets out to save his dad and save the day. (who is not interested in grinding human bones into bread, thank you Publishers Weekly on Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin Shurtliff fills Rumps world with common magic and deadpan humor the. Help of an overachieving little sister, a magic goose and a chatty cook To find that the giants themselves have giant-sized troubles. The sky? When his father is carried away in such a storm, Jack givesĬhase in the only logical way: by trading the family cow for some magicīeans that will give him access to a land beyond the clouds. Strange and sudden storms in which the earth quakes and dirt rains from But if that’s the case, how do youĮxplain the huge, foot shaped pond in the yard, or the occurrence of Book Review: The Secret Keeper by Kate Mortonīook Review: 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen J.īook Review: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by A.īook Review: Three Wishes by Liane Moriartyīook Review: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriartyīook Review: Jack: The True Story of Jack and the.

Jack by liesl shurtliff