Jellybeans for Giants – reading by the authors

Award-winning authors Adam and Charlotte Guillain read an extract from their latest book in the George’s Amazing Adventures series, Jellybeans for Giants!

A boy called George had a breathtaking thought, that giants might really exist . . .

Jellybeans for Giants jacket imageWhen George plants a jellybean in his garden it grows into an enormous beanstalk and George is sure there must be a friendly giant at the top. As he climbs bravely up the beanstalk, higher and higher, George encounters a magical pixie, a stinky troll and gets stuck in a very sticky web . . .

Combining a classic fairytale story with fun rhyming text and silly humour, Jellybeans for Giants is the perfect picture book fun for children aged 3 years and up.

Jellybeans for Giants is written by Adam and Charlotte Guillain and illustrated by Lee Wildish.

All of George’s adventures are available to collect with brilliant new bright covers. Find more treats and daring feats in:

  • Spaghetti with the Yeti
  • Marshmallows for Martians
  • Doughnuts for a Dragon
  • Pizza for Pirates
  • Socks for Santa
  • Treats for a T. rex
  • Muffins for Mummies

Adam Guillain is a performance storyteller and was the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Writer in Residence. Charlotte Guillain taught English to air traffic controllers and nurses before deciding a career in publishing would endanger fewer lives. They have written several books together including Supermarket Gremlins, School for Dads and the George’s Amazing Adventures series. The first title in the series, Spaghetti with the Yeti, was nominated for nine awards including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

Lee Wildish lives in Lancashire and has been illustrating from a very young age. He loves illustrating children’s books and thinks there’s nothing better than seeing people laughing at a book he’s illustrated. His titles include The Spooky Spooky House which was the winner of the Red House Children’s Book Award 2013, and the New York Times bestselling How to Babysit a Grandpa.

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