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Make way for Claudette the giant slayer in this delightful, fantastical adventure!

Claudette's fondest wish is to slay a giant. But her village is so safe and quiet! What's a future giant slayer to do?

With her best friend Marie (an aspiring princess), and her brother Gaston (a pastry-chef-to-be), Claudette embarks on a super-secret quest to find a giant—without parental permission. Can they find and defeat the giant before their parents find them and drag them back home?

Giants Beware! offers up a wondrous, self-contained world in the tradition of the very best of Pixar. Claudette and her friends will have you laughing out loud from page one.

ISBN-13: 9781596435827

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: First Second

Publication Date: 04-10-2012

Pages: 208

Product Dimensions: 7.52(w) x 9.84(h) x 0.46(d)

Age Range: 7 - 10 Years

Series: Chronicles of Claudette

Jorge Aguirre is a Colombian-American from Columbus, Ohio. He's written for everything from the most popular children's shows to documentaries about Romanian exorcisms. He lives on the East Coast. Born in Puerto Rico and based in Ohio, Rafael Rosado is a veteran of the animation industry. He is currently a storyboard artist for Warner Brothers, Disney, and Cartoon Network.

Reading Group Guide

For Discussion:
Giants Beware! is a graphic novel, a story told in words and pictures. How do you think this story would be told differently if it was a novel, with only words? How would it be different if it was a movie, with just pictures?
Which is a better job: giant-slaying, princessing, or cooking? Why?
The village seems to have a secret history with giants. Tell your own version of what that story might be.
"We're not brave," say Gaston and Marie at the beginning of the book. Do you think that's true? Do you think their opinions of themselves have changed by the end of the book?
Gaston wants to be a pastry chef and make swords. Do you think the two are incompatible dreams? Does Gaston's father?
Do you think that Claudette is wise to run away from home? What might be a better solution to her problems?
What would you rather face: man-eating trees, an Apple Hag, or the Mad River King?
What would be your strategy to defeat your foe?
What do you think of Claudette's way of dealing with the baby giant and the soldiers from her village who were on the warpath? What would you have done in a similar situation?
Claudette says at the end of the story that friends matter more than fame or fortune.

Do you think that's true? What matters the most to you?