A once selfish giant welcomes the children to his previously forbidden garden to play and is eventually rewarded by an unusual tiny child.

"Snow covers the kingdom, making it a perfect day for the Princess in Black and her friends to build snow monsters--until a huge foot smashes the monsters and everything else in its path. SQUASHY! Could a stomping giant be the biggest problem yet for the Princess in Black?"--Back cover.

Lalo the baby lightning dragon has been taken by Eko, a rogue Dragon Master, who ran away with her thunder dragon years before--now she is back looking to make allies of the other dragon masters, and so gain control over all of the dragons in Griffith.

Teaming up with new friend Zita the spacegirl, Jack and Lilly confront an army of dangerous giants and screeds ready to lay siege to Earth and determined to end all human life.

A collection of Norse myths describing the exploits of the Aesir gods and goddesses, beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the day of reckoning. The companion to D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, a treasured part of so many children's libraries, has returned to print after more than twenty years. The Caldecott medal winning D'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse...

Bullied and despised for being human-sized, a young giant demonstrates his bravery and cleverness in a series of adventures.

Anna spends her summer days in the company of two gentle giants, whose visits make hide-and-seek, tea parties, and games of catch much more interesting.

"In The Son of Neptune, Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Halfblood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. But they number only sixwho will complete the Prophecy of Seven? The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea....

In this humorous version of the traditional tale, Jack's magic beanstalk produces so many beans that soon everyone in the village is sick of eating them, and mad at Jack, and when he climbs the beanstalk he finds that Mr. Giant is equally fed up with beans-- but fortunately Mrs. Giant suggests a solution to their diet problem.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune. Includes historical notes on versions of this tale, other heroic stories, and alternate "ascension" tales.