The Story Giant - Hardcover

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Brian Patten was born in Liverpool in 1946 and is now recognised as one of Europe’s leading contemporary poets. His work is translated into many languages worldwide, and his collections (available in Flamingo) include ‘‘Grinning Jack’, ‘Love Poems’, and ‘‘Storm Damage’.

He is also well known for his children’s poetry and novels, and is the editor of the ‘Twentieth Century Book of Children’s Verse’.

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The Story Giant woke and sniffed the air. Children had come again…

THE STORY GIANT has spent centuries gathering every story ever known for safe-keeping. But one story is missing – a story that has eluded him for thousands of years. In his remote moorland castle he has woven an illusion of ruins to protect himself from the prying eyes of mortals. But if the Story Giant cannot find the missing story before he dies, the castle will crumble to dust and all the stories will be lost forever.

When four children from different parts of the world dream their way into his castle, the Story Giant feels hope. He weaves them into one unifying dream and, as the night passes, they all share stories from their different backgrounds. As tale after tale unfolds, the children learn something about the nature of stories, and about themselves. But will one of the children tell the missing story – the story that holds the key to the Story Giant's future?

Brian Patten has skilfully blended an original, magical tale with recreated fables and morality tales from all over the globe. Together with Chris Riddell's wonderfully inventive illustrations, this is a classic work that will entrance children and adults alike for generations to come.