Mickey Meets the Giant

by Disney

Mickey Meets the Giant is an adaptation of the story of "The Valiant Little Tailor" starring Mickey Mouse. Although it is not a book adaptation of the Mickey cartoon "Brave Little Tailor", Gustav, the giant from that short, is the antagonist of the story. Learn how Mickey scares the giant enough to run away and never come back, and why the thankful people of the town of Cedar Grove declare Mickey their hero. Color illustrations; 48 pp.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy

48 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1985

Reviews

[Jackie Pilling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mickey saves the day. He may be small in comparison to the giant, but using his cleverness he helps the townspeople with facing the giant.

[Tracy Poff · Rating 4 out of 5]

(The full review is on my blog. An excerpt follows.)

The story is great–-I'm a sucker for retellings of classic folk tales, and I definitely support exposing children to these stories that are the foundations of so much modern literature.

The illustrations are lovely and colorful. As expected of a children's book, it's quite possible to understand the story just by looking at the pictures.

Mickey Meets the Giant is a great, fun book for kids.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A giant terrorizes a small town and Mickey the Woodchopper is here to save the day. Not sure why, no one will listen to him and they're kind of jerks for sending a really scared guy to fight the giant. Anyway, Mickey of course can save the day and restore the town to its original form. This was just okay. I've read better David v Goliath story adaptations.

[Jennifer Robb · Rating 3 out of 5]

The part about Mickey being small and the giant being big reminded me of the Bible (David and Goliath). And a stone does play a role in both stories, just not in the same way. Mickey uses tasks to outsmart the giant.

[♥♣Mary♦♠ If She So Pleases · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this addition to my library. The book itself is in fantastic quality and what it contains inside is timeless and original. I highly recommend.

[Maria Carmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disney classics for children! Lovely and told in a different way from the traditional story.

Maria Carmo,

Lisbon 30 April 2021

[Mars G. · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cute quick read and relatively unremarkable.

[Kelsea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story. Loved it as a kid. I don't know why the giant's tunic is so short though

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite book as a baby.

[Megan Phillips]

This book is a spin on Jack on the Beanstalk. It could be used in a lesson comparing and contrasting the two books in order to see similarities and differences. A venn diagram or similar diagram could be used in order to compare and contrast.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book because my husband at the time remembered it from when he was a child. It's apparently the only book he remembers reading as a child, but whatever. It's pretty unremarkable as a story, and reminds me a lot of the Paper Bag Princess. Also, that giant is a stupid jerk.

[Annie Zole]

I just need to save up the change to buy this. Soon mickey, soon we will see each other!

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute Mickey story that shows that brains beat muscle any day!

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mickey is a brave and intelligent hero in this story. He uses his ideas to outsmart a giant and get him to stop bullying a village. Cute story.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

My four year old loves this story! It was one of the first books that she memorized. Great plot and perfect for her age group!

[Sgivens · Rating 5 out of 5]

My son really liked this book. He loves Mickey and the book shows him how to be helpful and right wrongs that were done to the town. Its a really cute book.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Disney book about Mickey meeting the giant.

[Kenneth Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

Veyr clever Mickey Mouse story.