Giant Tess

Tess has a BIG problem.
She’s a giant with an enormous wish to be like everyone else in the city of Myth-hattan. When she gives up on ever fitting in, she meets a friend just her size, and the two team up for a daring rescue. Can these misfits save the day—and the big city parade?
Bestselling author and illustrator Dan Yaccarino’s latest tall tale, of a girl with a heart as giant as she is, reminds us that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

About the author

Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than thirty children’s books to his credit, including I Am a Story, Five Little Pumpkins, Five Little Bunnies, Trashy Town, and Giant Tess. He also created and produced Nickelodeon’s Oswald and is the character designer behind The Backyardigans. You can visit him at www.yaccarinostudio.com.
Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than thirty children’s books to his credit, including I Am a Story, Five Little Pumpkins, Five Little Bunnies, Trashy Town, and Giant Tess. He also created and produced Nickelodeon’s Oswald and is the character designer behind The Backyardigans. You can visit him at www.yaccarinostudio.com.

Summary

“[Tess’s] self-confidence grows to match her giant heart. A fanciful story of empowerment.” —Kirkus
Internationally acclaimed and bestselling author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino presents a larger than life picture book about a girl with a heart as giant as she is.
Tess has a BIG problem.
She’s a giant with an enormous wish to be like everyone else in the city of Myth-hattan. When she gives up on ever fitting in, she meets a friend just her size, and the two team up for a daring rescue. Can these misfits save the day—and the big city parade?
This reassuring and heartwarming tale will empower young readers struggling to find acceptance, and it reminds us that there’s a hero within every one of us.

Additional text

“A satisfying tale of friendship and acceptance…Readers will root for heroine Tess and her sidekick.”

Product details

• Authors: Dan Yaccarino, Yaccarino Dan
• Assisted by: Dan Yaccarino (Illustration), Yaccarino Dan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780062670274
• ISBN: 978-0-06-267027-4
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Marine Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / Arthurian, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers