Mollie Whuppie and the Giant

mollie whuppie is a strong and smart heroine that courageously goes about accomplishing tasks others fear. in this story she and her sisters are lost in a forest and make their way to a giant's house. this giant has caused a lot of trouble for travellers and people in the area because he's so vicious. the giant plans on killing them but mollie outwits the giant to get herself and her sisters to safety at a nearby castle. the king asks mollie to go back to the giant a couple of times to get some things the giant has stolen and each time she's successful one of her sisters marries someone in the king's court. at the end the giant dies and mollie gets engaged to the prince, but doesn't marry him as she goes off to have adventures. this is a great story with a strong, proactive heroine. mollie never hesitates, she'e always confident and courageous and charges head forward to get things done. this book is great to read out loud as well as there are catchy rhymes that break up the prose, though that's pretty easy to read as well. the pictures were expressive too. a fun book.