When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to Madame Bogbrush's School for Gifted Giants.But Harvey's not a giant. He's a boy on stilts. And if his classmates find out, they'll stomp him into a sandwich! Sunday Times Book of the Week, Best Books of the Year 2022
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When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to Madame Bogbrush's School for Gifted Giants.But Harvey's not a giant. He's a boy on stilts. And if his classmates find out, they'll stomp him into a sandwich! Sunday Times Book of the Week, Best Books of the Year 2022
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Harvey is a small boy in a giant world. On stilts! When Harvey accidentally sets fire to his headteacher's trousers, Mum decides it's time for a BIG change and packs him off to Madame Bogbrush's School for Gifted Giants.But Harvey's not a giant. He's a boy on stilts. And if his classmates find out, they'll stomp him into a sandwich!
Awards
Winner of Fantastic Book Award 2024 Short-listed for Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2023
Critic Reviews
'Funny and yucky with characterful caricatures by Rory Walker ... likely to be a hit read aloud'
Sunday Times Best Book of the Year
'Riotous fun'
News Statesman
'Truly funny and perfect for friends of Loki'
Louie Stowell, Loki : A Bad God's Guide to Being Good
' A GIANT TRIUMPH! Funny, creative and heart-warming. I adored everything from the hilarious giant-school timetables to the swampfish and bogweed sandwiches. And who wouldn’t want a best friend like Walloping Toenail? Loved this MG'
A.F. Steadman, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
'Vast in humour and heart. A giant of a book.'
Zillah Bethell, The Song Walker
‘If you’re a fan of Roald Dahl and the BFG or the Twits – this would be the perfect choice for you!’
Book Clubs in School
‘Moffatt tells her tale with comical charm, as the bizarre and bonkers situations ratchet up, bringing ghostly elephants, ballet lessons for the giants and a bad-tempered fairy inspector. Children of eight and up will delight in this gleeful, rambunctious romp.’
Literary Review
'A funny, heartwarming delightful debut' The Bookseller
'A totally original tall tale that's spurt-your-tea-out funny.'
Lucy Brandt, Leonora Bolt: Secret inventor
About the Author
Hannah Moffatt is a creative director at a language and behavioural science consultancy, where she spends her days writing very sensible things for businesses. At night, she escapes into the beautifully bonkers world of middle grade fiction, where she writes significantly less sensible things for children. Hannah lives in London with her husband and a sombrero-wearing toy hedgehog named Cedric.
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