3.5/5. Great story inspired by Greta Thurnberg. The ending is a bit fairytale/ unrealistic, but this is addressed in the author’s notes at the end.

Un album qui se démarque tant par l’histoire racontée que les magnifiques illustrations colorées.

Il s’agit d’un récit imagé et vulgarisé du combat de Greta Thumberg pour l’environnement. Bien que la fin soit beaucoup plus positive que la vraie situation, on expose les faits réels sous forme de capsule informative à la fin de l’album. On présente également Greta et son histoire et propose des gestes concrets pour contrer les changements climatiques.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this title!

Greta and the Giants is a tale about a girl named Greta who has to help the animals of the forest protect their environment from Giants who cause harm unknowingly. The book is inspired by real climate change activist, and teen, Greta Thurnberg.

The art is spectacular and vivid using bright greens and blues for the forest while the city is drawn in dark grey. The image of billowing smoke, and roads stretching for miles illuminate the dangers presented by pollution.

The storytelling here is quite good, given the audience. Greta and the Giants introduces young readers to the concepts of activism, conservation, and climate change action in an easily digestible fashion. The story, while not too complex gets its point across quite succinctly.

I loved how it gave some background on Greta Thurnberg herself at the back of the title, so readers could draw those connections between the fictional / fantastical tale and the real one.

Would definitely recommend this title for any library collection.

10/10

Ihanan toiveikas satu luonnon puolesta, päähenkilönään Greta Thunberg.

Beautifully told, and brilliantly illustrated. I am planning to use this for my research into the responsibility of the mighty child in eco-political picture books.

I love that the giants are actually giants in this story. <3 Lovely illustrations and message.

Read aloud to my preschooler and my older kids for homeschool - because yes you can still read good quality picture books to your tweens and they will actually enjoy them, if they are good quality. This one is good quality, with a great little story and beautiful artwork.

This is of course based on Greta Thunberg and it's a nice analog of her experiences so far - but with a happy ending that doesn't yet exist. Is that a spoiler? Can you spoil a picture book? At the end, after the story is done it has two pages of text that explains what the story is based on but that the true story is not done yet. It also gives suggestions for actions that can be taken to fight climate change.

My tweens really did enjoy the book and were very interested in the story but especially the text at the end explaining everything. They have asked for more information about Greta, climate change, and climate action ideas.

This book did the job I wanted it to do.

(for clarity my kids are currently 12, 10, and 4)

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Very nicely illustrated and written. Perfect to teach our kids the importance of speaking up and the value of protecting our planet.