Julia Giganta: Se siente pequeña

K-Gr 3–Julia the Giant is a young girl that lives in the magical land of the giants. She is always smiling, willing to help others, and loves to bake chocolate and cinnamon cake. Her imagination is as big as she is, but it gets her into trouble. At home, while she was watching her little brother, she became so distracted pretending she was a pirate, he got hurt. At school, she was writing on the board and didn’t even realize she was painting the walls. She doesn’t seem to get anything right. Although she is big in size and in heart, she began to feel as small as an ant. She decides to run away to the land of the humans where she meets Bruno, a boy wizard, who shows her that the labels we give ourselves do more harm than good. This thoughtful text will remind readers that they are all important just as they are, no matter what their inner voices may say. Castro’s fairy-tale-like art will charm readers.