James and the Giant Peach

About this book

***Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world.***

**When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen.** The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entrance-way into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. ***After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins!***

"This is a stunning book to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy."***--Chicago Tribune***

"A beautifully written, fantastic book."***--Christian Science Monitor***

Subjects

  • adolescent
  • ants
  • aunts
  • believe
  • books
  • boys
  • bugs
  • chapter books
  • chapters
  • children
  • children's
  • children's fiction
  • children's plays
  • children's stories
  • christian books
  • crystals
  • cuentos de hadas
  • english fiction
  • fairy tales
  • family
  • fantasy
  • fantasy fiction
  • fiction
  • german
  • humor
  • humorous
  • humorous stories
  • imagination
  • insects
  • juvenile
  • juvenile fiction
  • kid's
  • literature
  • loneliness
  • lonely
  • magic
  • make
  • mean
  • open library staff picks
  • orphans
  • peach
  • peaches
  • plays
  • readers
  • roald dahl
  • spanish
  • stories
  • translations
  • translations into spanish
  • tweens