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Three short stories and two poems featuring giants, from gruesome to gentle: Quarrelsome brother giants, Grumble and Rumble, engage in a contest of strength to win the Prince of Pigs from an impoverished but cunning farmer What happens when giants get sneezes? A little boy named Ben befriends a lonely giant with insomnia and helps him to sleep An invisible (giant) best friend A tale of how an ingenious kitchen boy's clever plan solves two problems in one - a discontented princess and a greedy giant. Illustrated throughout with sumptuous, bright, detailed and fun illustrations by the author, John Patience. One of the four books in the Happy Endings series of original fairytales by British author/illustrator, John Patience.

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"John trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire, UK and worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England. Later, he did various jobs to earn a living, whilst developing his writing and illustrating skills and trying to get his own children's books published. John's first self-authored illustrated children's book was published in 1980 - The Seasons in Fern Hollow. Since then he has had more than 100 titles published in many countries around the world and translated into many languages - including his retellings of many of the classic fairy tales by Hans Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and others. John has written, designed and illustrated both ""flat"" books and pop-up books including doing the paper engineering. He is perhaps best known for his Tales from Fern Hollow series of children's books which were first published in the 1980s and 1990s. John trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire, UK and worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England. Later, he did various jobs to earn a living, whilst developing his writing and illustrating skills and trying to get his own children's books published. John's first self-authored illustrated children's book was published in 1980 - The Seasons in Fern Hollow. Since then he has had more than 100 titles published in many countries around the world and translated into many languages - including his retellings of many of the classic fairy tales by Hans Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and others. John has written, designed and illustrated both ""flat"" books and pop-up books including doing the paper engineering. He is perhaps best known for his Tales from Fern Hollow series of children's books which were first published in the 1980s and 1990s."

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