SuitabookOnce There Were Giants
Martin Waddell
- Reading
- Read it together and pause around the “giants” image. Invite the child to explain what seems different, then revisit the ending to discuss whether growing up might change relationships, closeness or responsibility.
- Themes
- Growing and changing perspective: A baby girl grows up and experiences the “giants” in her family as becoming smaller. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Family love across time: The work is catalogued around family life, growth and family love as the girl moves through life. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The idea of family “giants” seeming to diminish may prompt questions about growing up, changing dependence or family transitions. The book’s emotional handling of this idea is not established.