Author/illustrator Dylan Hewitt’s Giant Giant is a humorous and eventful picture book that shows both the negative effects of bullying and the importance of being kind. Every day, a giant spreads terror among the villagers of a peaceful town. He commands them to wash his underwear and to cook large feasts for him, or else he will stomp on the entire village! This demanding giant does not seem to have a worry in the world. But his misfortune is about to strike, as a giant even more gigantic than him is about to take over! “Hewitt’s bold covers, special sight gags and appealingly retro, poster-art style are a winning match for this picture book’s timely message about a giant bully who threatens to stomp out all the ‘peaceful little people’ in a ‘peaceful little place.’” — New York Times “This quirky but straightforward story presents a playful, literal representation of what it means when a bully ‘steps all over’ others, and the positive change a hand extended in friendship can inspire . . . A plainspoken tale of the relativity of size and power, this belongs on shelves.” — School Library Journal K-Gr 2-This quirky but straightforward story presents a playful, literal representation of what it means when a bully "steps all over" others, and the positive change a hand extended in friendship can inspire. The story introduces a small village where a giant orange boy makes regular visits to demand treats and to crush the terrified blue villagers' homes for fun. Trouble arrives at the giant's own door, however, when a pink "giant giant," in the form of a heavily mustached man, arrives to threaten and bully him. The fact that the "giant giant" is an adult, rather than another kid, may affect how the readers connect with the story. By working together, the giant boy and the kind villagers stop the "giant giant" in a trap and share their lesson of kindness with him. While there are terms such as brat and bully that should be discussed with an adult, young listeners will easily recognize when the giants finally learn that no one deserves to be belittled. In Hewitt's cartoonlike digital illustrations, dimension is used to great advantage to distinguish the characters, with coordinated font sizes to depict spoken or shouted dialogue in bold, black text. Set against an entirely yellow background, characters and small setting details are composed of simple shapes of few solid color hues, specifically light blue, orange, and hot pink. All are overlaid with black ink line details to suggest stylized forms, movements, and expressions, though also eccentric, old-fashioned dress. VERDICT A plainspoken tale of the relativity of size and power, this belongs on SEL shelves.-Rachel Mulliganα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Hewitt’s ( The Kingdom of Nothing ) playful sense of color, line, scale, and typography gives this work a flair reminiscent of midcentury graphic design . . The anti-bullying lesson is delivered with plenty of visual verve.― Publishers Weekly Hewitt’s bold covers, special sight gags and appealingly retro, poster-art style are a winning match for this picture’s timely message about a giant bully who threatens to stomp out all the “peaceful little people” in a “peaceful little place.― New York Times This quirky but straightforward story presents a playful, literal representation of what it means when a bully “steps all over” others, and the positive change a hand extended in friendship can inspire . . . A plainspoken tale of the relativity of size and power, this belongs on shelves.― School Library Journal Giant Giant by author/illustrator Dylan Hewitt is an original, fun and funny picture book story that shows both the negative effects of bullying and the importance of being kind. Thoroughly 'kid friendly' and with an important like skills message on the subject of bullies and bullying . . .― Midwest Book Review Dylan Hewitt was born and raised in London, where he still lives today. He studied for his bachelor of arts in graphic design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. From there, he dove into a life of art direction in the advertising world, developing campaigns in every medium. Behind closed doors, Hewitt is busy creating children’s books. His biggest takeaway from advertising has been that the idea is king, and he likes his ideas to have humor, charm, warmth, and a spot of the surreal, just like him. His other books include The Kingdom of Nothing (with Ronald Wohlman).