Elli Woollard has received countless reviews for her first picture book The Giant of Jum (Macmillan 2015) and has 5 stars on Amazon…

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• “This rhyming story is enormous fun” Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-3147697/SUMMER-READING-Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum-Great-kids-books-summer-s-come.html
• How To Draw a Giant http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/may/27/how-to-draw-a-giant
• “The words and pictures that make up this story are a wonderfully strong blend of humour and colour, and this is a great new partnership in children’s picture books to watch out for. A riotous, hilarious and hungry book, certain to slake some appetites for reading!” Armadillo Magazine https://sites.google.com/site/armadillomagazinespring15/pi#TOC-The-Giant-of-Jum
• “It’s hard for people to start behaving decently unless they’re reminded that somewhere within them is a decent human being. That’s what the innocent children do with the Giant of Jum – he reforms because they see the good in him, not the bad.” Elli Woollard interview with The Picture Book Blogger https://picturebooksblogger.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/jum/
• “The story is captivating and easy to read. It comes with rhyming text and a twist on a classic fairy tale. The book is packed full of beautiful illustrations.” http://etspeaksfromhome.co.uk/2015/04/the-giant-of-jum.html
• “This book is brilliant from start to finish” http://www.wondrousreads.com/2015/05/review-giant-of-jum-by-elli-woollard.html
• “I won’t tell you the ending, but suffice to say, if ever I’m threatening to eat you, the children’s solution would work on me too.” http://plutoniumsox.com/books/bedtime-stories-decking/
• “This is one of the best picture books I’ve read for a long time with lots to interest the child reader and an adult appeal that will prevent it becoming dull after repeated reading. Highly recommended for everyone.” http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Giant_of_Jum_by_Elli_Woollard_and_Benji_Davies
• “The Giant of Jum is a gorgeous story with appealing characters and a big, soft heart, and a lesson to us all that love, kindness and gratitude can wear down even the worst intentions.” http://www.lep.co.uk/what-s-on/reviews/books/book-review-stories-to-astound-amuse-and-delight-from-macmillan-children-s-books-1-7212725
• “Look out children, the Giant of Jum is on the prowl for a tasty snack in this entertaining retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk. . . humorous rhyming story with its great illustrations by Benji Davies. Brilliant to read aloud.” Parents In Touch
• “This is sure to be a book to be enjoyed again and again” Carousel
• “Enormous fun; and what potential for inspiring creative work from young children. Elli Woollard’s rhyming text bounces along jauntily and is brilliant fun to read aloud” https://jillrbennett.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/giants-gold-spinning-and-a-growing-nose/
• “The wonderful roll-off-your-tongue rhyming text takes the reader on the journey of the giant’s search for Jack across a beautifully illustrated land” INIS Magazine
• “Children will love this original take on a classic fairytale – and it’s a great lesson in the power of language to define a person” Teach Primary
• “The rhyming text is a read-aloud gem” The Bookseller
• “Full of rhyming text, The Giant of Jum had Monkey enthralled from the start.” http://over40andamumtoone.com/2015/05/12/the-giant-of-jum/
• “An incredible rhyming text and a brilliant, bighearted twist on a classic fairytale” The Gingerbread House
• “The illustrations brim with jokes and delightful details, the rhyming text is breezy fun, and the line between darkly gruesome and good-hearted is deftly maintained.” BookTrust http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/view/34494
• “This is a very entertaining story, told through rhyme, that has nice echoes of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk… Children will love recognising the rhyme and joining in with this new version.” http://www.readingzone.com/index.php?zone=sz&page=book&isbn=9781447254744
• “This is a delightful warm hearted twist on a classic fairy tale… Elli Woollard’s clever rhyming verse makes this an absolute pleasure to read aloud” Books For Keeps http://booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/212/childrens-books/reviews/the-giant-of-jum
• Mumsnet Reviews – http://www.mumsnet.com/reviews/books/picture-books/20079-the-giant-of-jum

Reviews on Amazon are all 5 stars…

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