Genre: Middle Reader Fiction - Fantasy
My Rating: 7/10
The giants who live in Groil, the land of giants up in the clouds, are terrified that another little person like Jack will climb into their land and start causing problems again. Most giant children are taught to be afraid of iggly plops (humans!), but Jumbeelia sure isn't. Jumbeelia likes to collect things, and when she finds 3 iggly plops from below in Groil, she immediately scoops them up to live in her dollhouse. The iggly plops prove to be quite unhappy in her collection, and soon try to escape.
Throughout the book, the giants speak in Groilish and the reader must decipher what is actually being said. (This is fairly easy since the context clues make sure young children will be able to quickly guess what is being said as well as including an English/Groilish dictionary at the end of the book.) I had a blast learning the giants' language and trying out phrases in Groilish because of the sheer silliness of it all. Words like iggly plops, beesh, and chrimpchoggers make this a great read aloud.
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