The Gulliver Giant (Michael Dahl Presents: Midnight Library 4D) (Midnight Library)

by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

Illustrator Xavier Bonet (Illustrator) and Xavier Bonet (Illustrator)

Dozens of tiny paw prints in the Library break room? Food gone missing? Must be rats. But do rats stack books into pyramids? No, but the Lilliputians from Gulliver's Travels do. The Library has been overrun by these tiny people ... and their giant arch enemies. Unfortunately, the giant arch enemies are looking for their giant pet monkey, who's loose in the library!

• ISBN10: 1496578945
• ISBN13: 9781496578945
• Publish Date: 1 January 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Stone Arch Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 80
• Language: English

Reviews

[Liz (Bent Bookworm)]

~*Review first appeared on The Bent Bookworm!*~

The Gulliver Giant is a fantastic chapter book introducing young readers to the classic story of Gulliver’s Travels! I was absolutely delighted to see the story made accessible to a new audience, one that will hopefully be interested enough in the story to not only remember it, but perhaps pick up the full classic when they are older. The book is one of a four book set, all based around a work of classic fiction. The language does not “talk down” to young readers, but instead places them in a familiar setting with kids probably very much like them.

I loved the idea of a library that transports patrons (but only some!) into the setting of a book. It was handled well for the target age range – not too many details, but enough to capture the imagination. The illustrations were fun, as well.

4 stars out of 5, due to what I felt was a rather silly and random way of dealing with the monkey. I think even children would be slightly confused by this addition, as there was no lead up and probably most of the target audience will not be familiar with the concept of hypnotism. Still a great book and I’m looking forward to reading the other three!

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Adorable and I absolutely LOVE the concept here. This is one of a series of four chapter books. RTC in December, when there are more details and a cover image!