Super fast read, perfect for children to show them that it only takes one voice to make a difference.

It's also a great tool to use as an introduction to the real life Greta Thunberg, and all the work she is doing. This is the kind of book that can start an important conversation with children about climate change, carbon foot print and the work that needs to be done around the world. 

It's a simplified segue to some big issues.

My step-son Logan thinks this was great. He enjoyed the story - he was so pleased that the giants made a new forest and started to look after the planet again. He loved it. I loved it too, we learnt about climate change together and how important it is to make small differences.

Great introduction to climate change issues, and kids-friendly explanation of the work that Greta Thunberg and others are doing to stop climate change through peaceful protests, marches, and strikes. This is a perfect book to start talking to kids about social activism and the importance of protecting our planet.

Greta and the Giants is inspired by the young climate change activist, Greta Thunberg: there is further information about Greta’s campaign to have the damage caused by climate change taken seriously at the end of the book, as well as ways to help her.
This allegorical story is aimed at 4-7-year olds: the simple, descriptive language and bright, colourful pictures will really capture the imagination of this age group. The story is told just as much through the pictures as through the text.
Greta lives in the heart of a beautiful forest where she is friends with the animals who also live there. However, Giants (humans) are destroying their home, so the animals beg Greta for help. The Giants are portrayed as the destructors of the forest, taking more and more trees in their greed and desire to build more and more. There is a stark contrast between the bright and colourful images of the forest and the darkness and ugliness of the city.
Greta is unafraid of the Giants and is determined to help her friends by taking a stance, even though she is only a child herself. At first Greta is ignored, but as more and more people and animals join her, they discover that, by working together, they can make a difference.
This is a story tinged with sadness, but with a strong sense of hope that is uplifting. The message of the empowerment to be gained from working together to force others to listen to an important message regarding the environment is a powerful one.
I really liked the happy ending and was pleased that it was a happy ending for everyone!

It would have been too easy for this allegory, inspired by the valiant, prescient Greta Thunberg, to have been preachy and off-putting. Instead, this slender, hopeful book explains climate change — as well as valor and the power of everyday citizens — in a way even preschoolers can understand. The lovely message and illustrations will delight adults, too.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books in exchange for an honest review.

This book was pretty cute. It was a fictionalization of Greta Thunberg's life. Greta realizes that the adults or the giants in her life are ruining the environment, and Greta decides to stand up for the trees. I really enjoyed the illustrations in this book although I kind of wanted more from the story itself.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

This gorgeously illustrated short book uses allegory to tell children about standing up for nature, community and the fight against climate change. A young girl called Greta is shows quietly resisting the giants who keep stomping busily around, cutting down the trees and polluting.

Children will find the story interesting and inspiring, and children love a good cause whether it be 'leave no litter' or 'grow your own' so this tale is a great start to showing them that there may be something positive even the smallest of us can do.

At the end, we are given a brief look at Greta Thunberg and her campaign, with some suggestions for class or personal steps, like writing letters to representatives or cycling more.

Great work, keep producing books like Greta.
I read an e-ARC from Net Galley. This is an unbiased review.

I love books like these for kids. It is an engaging picture book with gorgeous illustrations, but with a message for positive action. Greta and the Giants lets kids know that it only takes one person to start a movement, to make a difference. I love that they included information about Greta Thunberg and her fight to end climate change at the end of the book. It gives kids the hope and confidence that if another kid could make some kind of change, that they can too. I also love that a portion of the sale of each book will go to help fight climate change via 350.org, yet another great lesson for kids in giving back. Well done!

It is hard to argue as an adult against the impetus to make a difference, that motivated the real world Greta. However, I am always concerned when political or religious tenants infiltrate children's books anf the overarching cause is seen to justify the dogmatic approach that forces children grow up too quickly.
I was therefore hesitant to embrace this book for children inspired by Greta Thunberg who took a stand to advocate for her planet and apeak out against the danger of uncontrolled global warming / climate change. My distrust and concerns were misplaced.
This is a wonderful story told in an allegorical tale about being brave to challenge others who are so busy doing they often forget the consequences of their actions. Greta and her friends hold up placards that as the 'giants' to stop and listen.
The political dimension is not hidden; the simple parable type story is linked to more formal protest and points to getting more involved and what actions can and should be taken.
The future of the world and its resources are for our children to inherit and enjoy. Any book that promotes conversation and encourages reading around this subject is to be supported and applauded for its stand.
Gettting back to the actual story; it is magically developed and told with simple charm, coupled with exquisite illustrations it is a wonderful vehicle to carry this more serious message.
It does not simplify the task at hand, but it does enable a spirit to share values and find better solutions to how the story of our threatened world will end.

Much has been said about Greta and climate change, and this is undoubtedly a book that makes known to children in a light and simplified way what has been going on.
Highly recommend!

This is a beautiful book with a charming story that will inspire young readers to question how we care for the planet. It’s illustrations are stunning and certainly a perfect book to built a child’s confidence in reading out loud.

Like much of the world I have been captivated by Greta Thunberg and her gift for making people listen and helping the youth to stand up to the giants of the world. This book tells her story in such a beautiful way and in a way that is easy to understand for children. Though I do have a hope that the giants in the real world start to turn things around the same way that the giants in this book do.....

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This book completely and utterly melted my heart.
The story is about a little girl called Greta who is asked by the animals to help them save their forest as the giants are killing it and cutting it down.
This book is such a heart melting tale about the effects of global warming today in ean easy to understand and follow child format that really touched me and my child.
I would love a paper copy of this book as it is amazing.
The artwork is fantastic and relates so well to the story in perspective of the giants being big companies.
A fantastic read I urge every parent to read to their child and teacher to read to their class. We all need to do our bit to change our world for the better.

The cutest book about climate change!! I did not know that they were basing the story off of Greta Thunberg. The book had the cutest (and realest) message. Also, great illustrations. Every child and adult should read this book about the "broken" forest. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Oh my goodness what a wonderful book for young people! The illustrations are beautiful and the writing is simple enough for my 8-year-old to understand but doesn't leave out anything important. What I love most is that it tells the story of Greta and the Giants with a happy ending, but then tells the real-life story of Greta and what she has done and is currently doing. It also lists ways to help fight against climate change with practical ways that children can do. It's a perfect book for classrooms and libraries also! I will definitely purchase one for my child's class.

Greta loves the forest and is a friend of the animals. One day, her furry friends come to tell her they're afraid, because the giants are killing the forest.

This picture book is inspired by Greta Thunberg and the fridays for future movement. Of course, we have a finished tale with a happy-end to make it appealing as a story, and of course everything is simplyfied. Because this does not set out to do a detailed retelling of real events.

But what it <i>does</i> set out to do it does well. The pictures are vibrant and detailled and very beautiful to look at. There is a clear distinction between Greta, her friends and then the giants on the other side, but without demonizing the latter. They're just people who happen to be giants, and they're so busy they don't realise what they do. But they're able to learn if someone is willing to teach them. You only have to try.

It's encouraging and while this doesn't represent my own grasp of the situation, it's the kind of tale I'd like tiny humans to grow up with.
Well done.

I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is a gem. Greta Thunberg is an activist that many children would admire, and I love that this book is based off of her. This would be a fantastic resource to share with children on activism. One person can truly make a difference and lead to change. This is such an important message for people to hear.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this text.

Really cute book! I knew before reading the end who this book was about and its great! I especially loved the ending note too!

Greta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker is a picture book that tells an allegorical tale of a world in crisis, inspired by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. The story is presented in such a way that even the youngest of children will intuit that this is a call to change. No matter how small or insignificant we might believe ourselves to be, we all have the capacity and the voice to affect change. The book is superbly illustrated, and the evolution of the giants, from shadowy and highly imposing figures into friendly and approachable, albeit still large, entities is truly inspired. Also included are suggestions for immediate change that can be undertaken by even the youngest of aspiring activists.

This is a timely, entertaining, and educational book that I am anxious to share and discuss with the children in my life.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Childrens for this ARC.

I love this! The basic story had been told before but with the addition of Greta it’s relevant and timely. Well done to the publishers for moving quickly on this. It’s not the first, and it won’t be the last Greta inspired book, but it’s beautifully told and illustrated. We all need this!