Inspired by Greta Thunberg, this is a story about a little girl who stands up for the animals whose homes are being destroyed by giants. It starts out just being her alone taking a stand but she is soon joined by others and their voices become louder and louder until they are able to make the giants understand the consequences of their actions. Beautifully illustrated and cleverly told in a way that helps children of all ages understand the importance of taking a stand for what you believe in, no matter how small you are.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for allowing me to read an advance copy of this story in exchange for my honest opinion. All opinions are my own.

Litt naiv og vel optimistisk, men den er jo viktig og har et godt budskap.

Bought this for me but, then decided to give it to some friends with a kid for the kid's b-day. Read it quickly first so I could be sure it was OK.

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Greta and the Giants is a sensitively written and beautifully illustrated story for young readers by Zoë Tucker and Zoe Persico. Due out 19th Nov 2019 from Quarto on their Frances Lincoln Children's imprint, it has 32 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats (ebook available now).

This is a sweet allegorical story with an accessible and appealing (and positive) message for children and their caregivers. I hope the positivity and denouement of the book version of Greta's mission has an equally good outcome in our real world. The story would make a superlative book discussion or circle read in a classroom, library, or home setting. There are discussion prompts and further reading links included in the back of the book.

The illustrations are lush, colorful, and well rendered. There are all kinds of small details which will encourage lingering over the illustrations and finding different details. It would make a good bedtime story selection as well.

Well done, quite beautiful and uplifting.

Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Kids love it.

Super fast read, perfect for children to show them that it only takes one voice to make a difference.

It's also a great tool to use as an introduction to the real life Greta Thunberg, and all the work she is doing. This is the kind of book that can start an important conversation with children about climate change, carbon foot print and the work that needs to be done around the world. 

It's a simplified segue to some big issues.

Not at all what I was expecting. Children are smart, tell them what's really happening.

Extremely supportive of the Thunberg message but I did feel this was a rather preachy jump on the bandwagon. Nice enough- and there’s certainly room for more ecocritical lit aimed at younger readers but it didn’t inspire enough to buy it.

This is a good kids book to teach them about things that are happening in our world today and how they can try to help. Nicely illustrated

A beautifully-illustrated book for kids to enjoy, with an important environmental message that everyone should listen to.