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Available
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Publication
Pan Macmillan (2002), Edition: 1st Edition
Description
George the giant, known for wearing his old patched clothes, finally buys new ones, but then gives them away to some needy animals.
User reviews
LibraryThing member ngwiaz1
I liked this book because of the characters and storyline. I think the storyline is very creative and I liked how the author made the giant a scruffy man in the beginning and in the end but his personality transformed. It was a little confusing at first because I did not realize this was a British
The overall big idea is that if you help others and are selfless, good karma will come back around and people will help you. This is expressed throughout because the giant gives a piece of clothing to each animal in need until he is back to looking scruffy but he is content with it because he was appreciated by all the animals. I liked how the giant was crowned the nicest giant in town because it related to the title. I think it was very fitting to the story because even though he was in his original clothes, he had a crown on and a smile and surrounded by new friends.
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story. By this, the word smart in relation to clothes means looking good and having nice clothes. I liked how the author made the giant a person and animals as the people he helped. The language flowed and the repetition of each piece of clothing and the rhyme scheme with the animals made the story more engaging and allowed readers to predict the words and sing it to themselves, which I enjoyed because it is far different from other picture books.The overall big idea is that if you help others and are selfless, good karma will come back around and people will help you. This is expressed throughout because the giant gives a piece of clothing to each animal in need until he is back to looking scruffy but he is content with it because he was appreciated by all the animals. I liked how the giant was crowned the nicest giant in town because it related to the title. I think it was very fitting to the story because even though he was in his original clothes, he had a crown on and a smile and surrounded by new friends.
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LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini
So fun! Better than the Gruffalo! The scriffy giant who becomes a smart giant and then gives it all away for his friends, and sings songs and then they help him out too, is like, … fuck man, a Gatsby-made-good fable for the children of the Second Gilded Age. I also notice that the American
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edition changes the title to the spiffiest (italics for infinite loathing) giant in town, which is like, ha ha, fuck you America, kids know what words mean when we tell them what they mean and not sooner and "smart" meaning "looking good" is a very cute thing to imagine a kid saying and you are literally the evil empire. Show Less
LibraryThing member slovepb
George is the scruffiest giant in town so decides to buy himself some new clothes. He meets a series of animals in crisis and gives away his new clothes to help. At the end he has his old scruffy clothes back and the title of the kindest giant in town. Be prepared to sing!
LibraryThing member acwheeler
This book is about a giant who could not be nice to others. Finally he leanred if he was nice to others, that they would return the favor and be nice to him! Very cute book about learning about kindness.
LibraryThing member NMiller22
George, the giant, known for wearing his old patched clothes, finally buys new ones, but then gives them away to some needy animals.
Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2003)
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Physical description
10.94 inches
ISBN
0333961447 / 9780333961445
Local notes
George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-size clothes he decides it’s time for a new look. But on his way home he meets various animals who desperately need his help... and his clothes.
Other editions
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson (Paperback)