Barefoot Helen and the Giants

  • Illustrated By: Katie Brosnan
  • Pages:70
  • Publisher:Running the Goat
  • Themes:folktales, storytelling, humorous stories, giants, girls/women
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  • Available:01/26/2021
  • Age Groups:Fiction Ages 9-12
Paperback
9781927917299
$12.95
Helen is a fine hand with a slingshot, and more than at home in the woods. After all, she was raised by bears. When she stumbles upon three evil giants, she hatches the perfect plan to rid the land of them. Well, almost perfect...

Bulleybummus, the fiercest giant, catches her and insists she help kidnap the princess Antoinette. Instead, Helen manages to save the sleeping princess and finish off the giant before heading quietly back home. No one knows who the giant killer is, but Antoinette is determined to find out and comes up with a plan of her own.
“The perfect book if you love stories about clever girls who think on their feet, nasty greedy giants, and kings and princesses. Raised by bears, found by a lonely couple who always wished for a child and smart as a whip, Helen might only have nine toes (that’s a story in itself as you’ll find out!) but she’s brave, smart and not willing to let giants get the better of her. Find out what happens when she strikes out on her own in this hilarious story, based on classic folktales but with some wonderful twists. Brosnan’s illustrations are every bit as much fun as the outrageous story that Jones spins.”
– The Globe and Mail
CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens   | 2020  |  Commended