James and the Giant Peach

This Book is Fun!

From Elizabeth (7 years old) - I think James and the Giant Peach is funny and I like the characters and what they do. All of the students in my classroom had read the book and I wanted to try it. When I tried it, it was really good.

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my girls loved following this story

My girls are too young to read it themselves so we read a chapter or two a night. They loved it!

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love this book!!!!

This book is a REALLY good book!!!
This book has a lot of discriptive words. My favorite insect in this book is ms spider. My favorit person in this book is James.I recommend this book to people who like adventuers and to people who like to learn new discriptive words.

Georgia,
from Ms.Edwards class.

A message from Valarie at "Jump into a Book"

Who can believe that its been half a century since James Trotter walked up to a giant peach, stepped inside and shared a magnificent adventure with a grasshopper, spider, ladybug,centipede and an earth worm. Together they weathered many a storm and changed their fortune by working together. This story is a classic that has consistently stayed on the bookshelves of my home and is a story I have shared with all of my children. Roald Dahl put together a masterpiece with the creation of this story, and I hope my children pass it along with as much fondness as I have to them.

pretty adorable

I remember liking the movie as a kid but the book is so so so much better!! A short easy read, great for kids, with beautiful illustrations.

A very enjoyable book, I highly recomend it

James and the giant peach by roald dahl is a story about a little boy whos parents died when he was a little boy, so then he moved in with his two absolutly evil aunts who were horrifingly ugly, and they thought they were pretty :) then james finds some magic beans and he drops them on to the ground into the roots of the old peach tree, then the tree bloomed a peach and then the peach started to grow, soon enough it was as big as a house. Then he finds some new friends that you might not expect. i highly recomend this book because it was very facsinating and also it tought me that if you have a positive look on a disaster, then things won't seem so bad. This book also tought me that even the most of unlucky situations can be fixed if you beleive they can.

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My Book Review: The book James and the Giant Peach was a good book it gave lots of detail in the story. The book had a very uncommon idea but it was a good book the way he wrote it. I really liked the genre fiction is my favorite and that was what the genre was in this book. The story didn't talk about the characters much so I didn't really know what he looked like. He also didn't talk about the setting I didn't feel what it was like living in his room. They made a movie about the book and I thought it was much better than the book.

Strongly Recommended ! - Great Read for Young Adults !

James and the Giant Peach, is a story of sadness, magic, and a lot of hope. It's the story of a small boy James and his horrible life living with his wicked aunts until one day a little magic happens, and his whole life is changed, FOREVER. This book shows how a little magic can go a long way, and how in the end things usually work out in ways you can't imagine. James parents are dead, and not only do his to acts yell at him in his care, but beat him, and make sure he feels worthless. But James knows there's more out there to see, and hopes of someday escaping. He's forced to chop firewood one day and finds a strange man there, but he's not afraid. The man gives him a bag filled with more magic one can explain, James is unaware that this magic, could take him halfway across the world, with sights of cloud men, sharks, and giant creatures but he's soon to find out. When all this magic is held in one bag, in James' tiny hands, he watches all the magic slip away from him by one mistake. His life is ruined. Or so he thought? With one dose of magic to an unfertile peach tree, a peach begins to grow. Not only is this peach used for transportation for James in the future but home to many friends with hopes of adventure. And that's exactly what they get.

One of my favorite books of all time!

Roald Dahl is my favorite author by far. The BFG is my favorite, but this is also a great book to read again and again! I don't know how many time I have read the book, but it never got boring, and it was always a favorite of mine.

-Book_Worm_1998

Deliciously Delicious Story about James and A Giant Peach!!

This book is great. I recommend it to everyone. The characters, especially the bugs James meets in the peach, have a lot of life. The book is also hilarious!!!The adventures James goes on, like the seagulls, finding the Cloud Men, breaking the rainbow, and going to New York are so creative, Everyone read this book!!

Beloved Childhood Favorite

I read the cover off this book when I was young - I bought this version for my 6 year old to do the same!

Excellent book, phenomenal writer

James and the Giant Peach is one of my childhood favorites. I love all of Roald Dahl's books and highly recommend them as books that all children should read. I think they definitely qualify as books that can capture even "reluctant readers." This edition of the book is a favorite - I love the cover art!

What a Weird kid's book

I bought this book.

Dahl's name on a book, to me, is synonymous with a wild ride. James and the Giant Peach is quite possibly his craziest book (that I've read) so far.

Dahl's penchant for abused children facing down a cruel world sets the scene, with James Henry Trotter (whose parents were gobbled up by a rhinoceros) living a lonely, miserable life in the cruel care of his aunts Spiker and Sponge (who are, of course, truly horrible people, even for Dahl's worlds). Then one day a strange man appears and gives James magical green things, telling him to brew them into a tea and drink them and marvelous things will happen.

Parents will be close to screaming at this point, both because of the blatant abuse of the lead character and the danger of eating things strangers (and this man is indeed VERY strange) offer. Consider it an opportunity to have a talk or two about the serious subjects with your kids.

James accidentally trips and loses the green magical things, which burrow into the ground and instead work their magic on the few occupants of the horrible aunts' pitiful garden. The strange man was right, though, and the peach tree somehow surviving in such a horrible place, grows a gigantic peach that serves as boat, meal and almost a secondary character in James' voyage to freedom.

James and the Giant Peach is quite "out there". In fact between giant bugs, sheer strangeness and outlandish extremism (and cloud people) James and the Giant Peach could fit into the bizarro genre, if it was commonly aimed at children readers.

There is some issue with language ("ass" is used several times) and the level of abuse James suffers that makes this book not for all families. But the underlying theme is one of taking your life into your own hands and choosing your own actions rather than letting the actions of others force you into things.

Dahl's books might be of particular value to families and children struggling to cope with real life abuse and pain, as every story I've read so far has pit a mostly helpless child against forces entirely out of their control, and yet through thoughtfulness and great-heartedness wonderful things come to those who choose to live beyond the harshness of the world. Like many children found solace in the Harry Potter series after the death of a parent, some might also find solace and aid in coping from Dahl's dark, but triumphant tales of recovery.

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A Modern Classic that Keeps on Giving

We purchased this book for our eldest son when he was young. He loved it. Now we purchased this book along with the well made dvd for his young son, our grandson, for Christmas. Roald Dahl is a very good author of childrens' books. I found as a high school English teacher that providing a well made video or dvd that stuck to the written book and the author's intent was a good way to get my students to read. The video/movie/dvd always gave us a jumping off point to discuss the books that we read. In the future I intend to inhance my grandson's reading experience with the accompanying dvd or video. By the way, a well written book is always better than the movie. But then you who are reading my review already know this. I would recommend this book and its siblings by Roald Dahl to any parent or grandparent who loves to share his, her, or their love of reading with their child or grandchild. Reading to and with your children is a good way to continue the bond that begins at birth. My sons are now ages 36 and 29. We still exchange, borrow, and recommend books to each other. At Christmas and birthdays we always give Barnes & Noble gift certificates to each other. Besides this book and dvd gift to our grandson, we also gave him a big Barnes and Noble gift card. A person can never have too many books.

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Charming and Fun

To read a good book is great But to read a great book is even better I enjoyed reading ever word of this funny,charming and some what creepy story. If I could rate this book i could rate this book 1 through 10 i would give it a 9.

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Get set! Go!

A Young boy named James in "James and the Giant Peach" wanted his mean aunts to change and be nice. He wanted to live like a normal kid. He thought that he was being treated unfairly by them. But his aunts were prone to making James do all of the work. They worked him like their slave, and yelled at him all the time. So one day he noticed a Giant Peach that he had worked hard to grow. There was a hole in the side of it, so he ventured in to check it out. And inside was a bunch of enlarged insects. On they went; James and the enlarged insects took an adventure inside the Giant peach, and away from his horrible Aunts.

I would recommend this book, because once I started it was not hard to concentrate. While reading this book you can't wait to turn the page and see what's next, because it has focus points. Although it is a very good book in many views, I would not recommend it to people that like mystery's or romance tales. But if I was reading it for the first time I would think that it was more of a kid's book. I hope that this encourages more people to read the book and not just the cover.

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The best book!

Hi This book is written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Lane Smith. I am enjoying this book. The sad part is in the begining because James' parents die and he moves in with his two aunt's. The book is sad, but in my mind I know that James is a brave boy. I recommend this book to children.

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WAS GREAT

James and the giant peach is a great book and kids book.Roahld dahl bis a great kids author.

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Pretty... GOOD!

I like this book because it gives you a realistic feeling... like you can understand it, know what really is going on in the story, and of course, at the same time, enjoy listening or reading it. This book is full of 'Fun Fantasy' and a journey for you to drag along with you all the time!

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wow

i love this book it is one of the bests books i have ever read you get so into it it is so hard to put down i really recomend you read it. savannah