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Muncle Trogg
by
Janet Foxley (Goodreads Author)
A topsy-turvy fairy tale about a small giant on a big adventure!Let's get ready to grumble!Mount Grumble is where the giants live. But (contrary to what you might think, maybe because of their name) not every "giant" (see?) is, um...big. In fact, Muncle Trogg is so SMALL that all the other giants make fun of him for being (uh-oh) people-sized. And toss him around like a fo...more
Paperback, 206 pages
Published
February 1st 2011
by Chicken House
(first published January 1st 2011)
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The premise of Janet Foxley’s funny, clever, and unique story of Muncle Trogg is about a giant who is small…small enough that he could pass for a human. He is constantly picked on and held upside down by his younger brother Gritt and because of his size, he gets bullied by his fellow classmate giants at school.
The book takes the reader on a journey to a whimsical place called Mount Grumble, where the giants live on top and the humans (smallings) live below. Foxley’s rich descriptive text formula...more
The book takes the reader on a journey to a whimsical place called Mount Grumble, where the giants live on top and the humans (smallings) live below. Foxley’s rich descriptive text formula...more
his is another book that has been nominated for Children's Book of the Year with our Children's Book Group. I am reading all the shortlist first before they are given to the Children. Aimed at 8-12 year olds.
The story of how a small Giant saves the day. I found this book had quite a good message - you can achieve anything you want if you put your mind to it, everyone has a unique talent don't let anyone tell you your not worth it. etc.
Because of the picture on the cover I kept picturing this lit...more
The story of how a small Giant saves the day. I found this book had quite a good message - you can achieve anything you want if you put your mind to it, everyone has a unique talent don't let anyone tell you your not worth it. etc.
Because of the picture on the cover I kept picturing this lit...more
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Grades 3-5: Poor Muncle. The ten-year-old is the smallest giant in all of Mount Grumble: barely the size of a human. The other kids in school toss him around like a toy, and he'll never get one of the good jobs. On a school field trip to the King's castle, though, Muncle catches the attention of Biblios, wise man to the king. Biblios has Muncle try on some old human clothes so that everyone can get an idea of what a Smalling looks like, and they fit so well that Biblios suggests that Muncle wear...more
I picked this up at the library, intrigued by its "soon to be a major motion picture" ad on the front cover. I was a pleasant-enough read-aloud to share with my 6 & 8 year old boys -- at 209 pages, our longest read-aloud yet. The premise: Our titular character is a runty giant that is ever the brunt of jokes and bullying within his giant community. They live inside a volcano's crater (though they are unaware of the concept of volcanoes). They fear Smallings (AKA humans), who everyone knows p...more
Munkel Trog is het buitenbeentje van zijn familie. En niet alleen van zijn familie, van alle inwoners van Bulderberg! Dat zijn namelijk allemaal reuzen, terwijl Munkel niet groter is dan een Kriel (een mens in reuzentaal). Maar toch is hij een echte reus, met een mooie, grijze huid met hier en daar een wrat, de ruige wenkbrauwen en vlezige neus van zijn vader en zijn moeders uitpuilende ogen en scheve, gele tanden. Het enige wat er aan Munkel mankeert is dat hij klein is, waardoor zelfs zijn jon...more
Apr 23, 2012
Mel Raschke
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Muncle Trogg comes from a family of giants, but he doesn't look like his relatives. He is teased and ridiculed for being as short as a Smalling (human), and even his own brother, Gritt, enjoys holding him upside down. When Muncle and his classmates visit a Smalling Museum, he tries on Smalling clothing and is fascinated to find that it fits. Wise Man to the King, Biblios, suggests that he wear the clothes to the king's upcoming birthday party, and Muncle uses this opportunity to sneak off to the...more
Also ich muss schon sagen, wenn es eine Geschichte über den kleinsten Riesen der Welt gibt, möchte ich sie natürlich auch lesen! ♥ Schon nach den ersten Seiten, ist mir klar geworden, dass es sich sich hier um eine besondere Geschichte handelt, bei der sich der kleine Riese Munkel, als Minderheit in der Gemeinschaft der Riesen, bei den Großen durchsetzen muss.
Das Thema des ausgrenzen bzw. des ausgegrenzt werden ist in den Schulen und Kindergärten dieser Welt leider Gottes Alltag und so ziemlich...more
Das Thema des ausgrenzen bzw. des ausgegrenzt werden ist in den Schulen und Kindergärten dieser Welt leider Gottes Alltag und so ziemlich...more
Mar 26, 2012
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Muncle Trogg es el gigante más pequeño del mundo… pero también el más inteligente. Y quizás también el más simpático. Incluso puede que sea el más valiente.
Cuando los Bajini (es decir, los humanos) crearon los «bastones de matar», los gigantes se vieron en inferioridad de condiciones y tuvieron que retirarse a las profundidades del monte Gruñente. Allí viven desde hace siglos y allí ha nacido Muncle Trogg, un gigante tan pequeño, tan pequeño que casi parece un Bajini.
Muncle es un desastre en la...more
Cuando los Bajini (es decir, los humanos) crearon los «bastones de matar», los gigantes se vieron en inferioridad de condiciones y tuvieron que retirarse a las profundidades del monte Gruñente. Allí viven desde hace siglos y allí ha nacido Muncle Trogg, un gigante tan pequeño, tan pequeño que casi parece un Bajini.
Muncle es un desastre en la...more
What a cracking read! Muncle is a completely adorable character and one that small people (all of whom wish they were giants!) will easily identify with. One particular strength of this book is its read-aloud quality. It works fantastically well as a whole class book and they were hanging on every word.
3 1/2 stars. This was a perfectly pleasant fantasy for younger readers. It had humor, action and adventure and plenty of kid appeal. I understand it's been optioned for a movie. I guess I should have liked it more, but it just didn't stand out for me in any way. I liked it just fine. I just didn't love it.
i loooooooooovvvvvedddddd this booook sooooooooooooo much! muncle is so cute! i wish i was him! even though he is small! if you like fantasy i would read this. muncle has a BIG adventure!
Munkel Trogg - der kleinste Riese der Welt.
Bestes Kinderbuch, das ich seit Jahren gelesen habe.
Ab 9 Jahre.
Bestes Kinderbuch, das ich seit Jahren gelesen habe.
Ab 9 Jahre.
From squeaks to loud howls and snorts, Wilson’s vocal characterizations and sound effects are superb and greatly add to the fun of this delightfully original fairy tale.
cute book, my daughter and I like this story a bunch
Mammuttikoulu oli hauskempi ja Neropatin päiväkirjassa ulkonäkö ei ollut niin pahasti muiden teoilla ratsastamisen näköistä. Ei paskimmasta päästä, mutta vinkkaan vain, jos muuta ei löydy.
this book is interesting and funny. It is about Muncle Trogg, who is an undersized giant and how he saves all the giants living in Mount Grumble from a smalling/human attack.
finished this quite a while ago
Jun 10, 2013
S.A May
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2013
Espe
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Apr 27, 2013
Molly
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