James and the Giant Peach
1961 • 126 pages
Ratings136
Average rating3.8
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Ratings136
Average rating3.8
A little magic can take you a long way.
When James Henry Trotter 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. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends — Old Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more.
After years of feeling like an outsider in the house of his despicable Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the exciting adventure begins!
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It was worth reading this book just to turn the page to Quentin Blake's hilarious illustration of the Empire State Building with the peach stuck to the very top. Perfect for my skyscraper & big city-obsessed kid.
How cute!
I realized earlier in the month that I had never read anything by Roald Dahl and so I decided to start with listening to this audiobook.
It was an adorable little adventure and I'll definitely check out more of his famous works.
I was stuck in a snowstorm, away from my house and my book, needing something to do. So I downloaded this ebook of James and the Giant Peach on Overdrive and read the whole thing. And this is what I have to say:
What a strange little book!
It was fun though, and I remember liking it as a kid, even though I didn't remember much of the story. It was a good way to pass some time!
I re-read this via the read-a-long with Taika Waititi (and friends) on YouTube. It's not my favourite Roald Dahl book but the different actors reading it made it a lot more fun than I remember. It's still best as a stop-motion animated film though.
