James and the Giant Peach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dahl, R. (1961). James and the giant peach. New York: Puffin.   

You have traveled in a car, a bus, maybe even a plane, but have you ever traveled on a gigantic peach? That is exactly what the main character and his enormous insect companions do in the fantasy tale of James and the Giant Peach written by Roald Dahl. “Up and up they went, high above the highest clouds, the peach swaying gently from side to side as it floated along.”

After James ‘parents are eaten by a rhinoceros on a trip to London, James is forced to live with his two dreadful aunts. You will feel James pain and heartache because of the terrible way he is treated and wonder how he will ever escape this life. Then one day while working in the garden, James meets a small old man with a white paper bag. The objects inside that bag help to change James’ life forever.

Where did they travel? How did the insects and peach grow to be so extraordinarily large? What was in that white bag? Those are the kinds of questions you must read to find out. I guarantee this will be one of those books that will take you on an adventure and that you will not want to put down.