Barefoot Helen and the Giants

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.

AUTHOR

Andy Jones

An actor, writer, storyteller, and director, Andy Jones lives in St. John’s, NL. Once a member of the acclaimed comedy troupe CODCO, he has had a long and accomplished career in theatre, film, and television. He is the co-adaptor of award-winning folktale Peg Bearskin, and author of an acclaimed series of Jack tales. In 2019 he was named to the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador.

AUTHOR

Katie Brosnan

An author-illustrator based in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, Katie Brosnan received a Master’s Degree in Children’s Book Illustration (with distinction) from the Cambridge School of Art. She has written and/or illustrated several books, including the acclaimed Keith Among the Pigeons (longlisted for the 2020 Klaus Flugge Prize) and Gut Garden (winner of the 2020 North Somerset Teachers? Book Award — Information Book category; longlisted for the 2020 SLA Information Book Award). Her illustrations feature in Andy Jones’s hilarious Barefoot Helen and the Giants.

Reviews

?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

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Dimensions:

70 Pages
10in * 8.5in * 0.25in
15gr

Published:

January 26, 2021

City of Publication:

Tors Cove

Country of Publication:

CA

Publisher:

Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides

ISBN:

9781927917299

Book Subjects:

JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations

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