James and the Giant Peach
Recommended by Tilly Burn, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #2 in Learn French, Ranked #6 in Children's Bug — see more rankings.
When James 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. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins! more
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Tilly Burn I think it is one of his darkest books and I think it’s a very sad book. It’s his first ever children’s book, written in 1961, fresh off the back of writing his short stories. (Source)
Rankings by Category
James and the Giant Peach is ranked in the following categories:
- #53 in 10-Year-Old
- #40 in 1st Grade
- #15 in 2nd Grade
- #7 in 3rd Grade
- #14 in 4th Grade
- #57 in 5th Grade
- #25 in 6-Year-Old
- #14 in 7-Year-Old
- #7 in 8-Year-Old
- #13 in 9-Year-Old
- #25 in Boy
- #29 in Chapter
- #20 in Childhood
- #21 in Children's Chapter
- #30 in Children's Classics
- #27 in Children's Fantasy
- #22 in Children’s
- #82 in Controversial
- #20 in Elementary
- #41 in English
- #49 in Grace
- #58 in Growing Up
- #65 in Illustrated
- #61 in Imagination
- #47 in Kinder
- #38 in Learning English
- #31 in Mentoring
- #30 in Nostalgia
- #26 in Older Children
- #11 in Read Aloud
- #52 in Victoria
- #33 in Young Reader
- #46 in Young Teen
- #38 in Youth
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