When Jack trades his cow for some magic beans, an enormous beanstalk leads him to a castle hidden in the clouds. Find out what is waiting for Jack at the top of the beanstalk. Jack and the Beanstalk has been designed by experts for you and your child to read together before bedtime. Each My First Storytime contains a traditional fairy tale for an adult to read aloud, alongside short, simple sentences for the child to read. Product Information: ISBN: 9781474895200 Publisher: Parragon Format: Hardback Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.5 x 1cm
This book is part of a book series called My First Storytime .
There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2017 by Parragon .
Claire Freedman lives on the Essex coast close to Southend-on-Sea. She is the author of many books for children, including Who's For Dinner, Cuddle Bear and Bedtime, Little Ones! When not writing, Claire spends her time sailing and walking in the countryside. Gavin Scott lives in Somerset with his partner and little boy. He studied Natural History Illustration at Bournemouth Art College before becoming an artist for Hallmark cards. Gavin draws a lot of his influence from the countryside.
This book contains the following story:
Jack and the Beanstalk
Fee fie fo fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread'. Lazy Jack lives with his poor mother in a little shack. They are so poor that one day she sends Jack off to market to sell their cow so they can buy food. On the way to market Jack meets a stranger who persuades him to part with the cow for some magic beans. When Jack returns home with no cow and no money his mother is furious and throws the beans out of the window. The next morning the two awake to find that a huge beanstalk has gronw from the beans. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a new land at the top complete with a castle and a very grumpy giant. Whilst the giant is asleep Jack steals a hen that lays golden eggs. On a second trip he steals bags of money. On the third trip he tries to steal a golden harp, but the harp calls for its master and the giant wakes up and follows Jack down the beanstalk. As soon as Jack reaches the ground, he sets to work to chop
