Akron Public Library

After their caf ̌fails, Jack takes his mother's last few pennies and exchanges them for a can of magic baked beans that then lead Jack on a journey to a giant who is bored with counting his fortune.

In the land of Narnia, Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle and his niece, Lally, try to outwit the giants of Shribble Gorge who capture their two friends for a mice pie.

Long ago in Scotland, a talented young wood carver named Rabbie suggests a way to handle a giant who is terrorizing a far-off town--treat the giant as if he were a king, and he might behave like one.

A story within a story that celebrates family time together. Jamie and Abby are camping with Dad and they tell a bedtime story together. This story will star their favorites: a prince, a witch, a thief and some bears. "And the frog!" says Abby. This time there's a terrible giant who's stolen all the keys to the kingdom. No one can get into their homes! No one can start their horses! It's a real mess. Our heroes must sneak into the giant's castle and...

An illustrated collection of five quirky children's stories by Robert Munsch, including "The Paper Bag Princess"; "The Fire Station"; "I Have to Go!"; "David's Father"; and "Thomas' Snowsuit."

Greek and Roman demigods from the Prophecy of Seven must work together to seal the Doors of Death, and help Percy and Annabeth escape the Underworld in the process.

Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge, who longs for heroic adventures, overhears a secret that thrusts her into the middle of a dangerous mission that could destroy the island on which she lives.

Forced to live in a false happily ever after, Lena and the other giants must live as humans with no memory of their former lives until Lena hatches a plan to thwart the fairy queens' magic and save the genie Jin.

In order to placate Eurythseus, Hercules must steal a golden belt from an Amazon warrior, but first he encounters the fearsome giant Alkyoneus, who plans to feed him to his seven hungry daughters.

"Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make houses. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew into towns and the towns grew into cities, until now there is hardly any forest left. Greta knows she has to help the animals who live in the forest, but how? Luckily, Greta has an idea...A section at the back explains...