James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl

When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins!Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world."This is a stunning book to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy."--Chicago Tribune"A beautifully written, fantastic book."--Christian Science Monitor

Published: 2002-09-10 (Alfred A. Knopf)

ISBN: 9780375814242

Language: English

Format: Hardcover, 146 pages

Goodreads' rating: -

Genres

Fiction Fantasy Childrens Classics

Reviews

Addie rated it

For some ridiculous reason, I never read any Roald Dahl when I was a kid. So now that my kids are at ages where they can enjoy his books, Im super excited to be reading these with them. My oldest (6), loved this book. Shes declared it to be the best book ever. I also really enjoyed it, and would have read it myself even if I didnt have kids. My four year old however was indifferent, shes mostly excited to watch the movie. The only issue I had with the book is that Dahl uses the word ass in it like five times. Which is obviously not an issue if youre an adult, but I had to censor it out for the kids. Not really a big deal though, I was just surprised.

Marcella rated it

As always, Roald Dahl spins the most fantastic wonderful tales for children and James and the Giant Peach is up there with his greatest ones. It is also a wonderful animated film. Don't deprive your children of fantastic stories such as this one - there are one in a million!

Isador rated it

Read as part of The Infinite Variety Reading Challenge, based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003.The only way to describe this book is "fun". Yeah, it's got whimsy and adventure and imagination and some very Dahlian deaths and the Horrible People with their Horrible Traits, but it's not got that kind of wonderful spirit that some his other books have.Whilst I'd never say that adults should not read children's books, I personally haven't been getting the same amount of enjoyment from these books as I usually do from books that are written for kids. I think with a lot of these books it's the reputation of the author and his more successful books that holds them up.Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest | Shop | Etsy