** Winner of the Children's Book Award - Gold **
** Runner-up for the Smarties Prize **

'Simple but ingenious' Sunday Telegraph

Shhh! You are about to enter a giant's castle. Be very quiet. Can you get through the book without waking up the enormous scary giant? What will you do if he wakes up? Why shut the book of course!

An interactive retelling of a classic fairy tale with flaps and peepholes that will keep children hooked! From the bestselling, award-winning author Sally Grindley, this is the perfect book for reading aloud and sharing together.

Adored by children around the world for nearly 30 years!

'This book is FANTASTIC for storytime with a group of children. It's great to read it with inflection, pretending to be scared of the giant and telling the kids to SHHH!' Goodreads reviewer

'With its understated text and imaginative artwork, this unusual work draws readers into story and setting in a way that few picture books can' Publishers Weekly

'I have worked in a pre-school for 24 years and this is by far their favourite book. The children sit there quietly and as you read the book they are hooked!' Amazon reviewer

A reissue of the critically acclaimed and bestselling Shhh! - that has sold over 200,000 copies.

About the Author

Sally Grindley has been a full-time author since 1995, and has had over 100 books published. She won the Smarties Gold Award for her novel Spilled Water and the Smarties Prize for Can I Help Dad? She has been shortlisted for the Sheffield and Norfolk Libraries Book Award with picture books Little Elephant Underfoot and Polar Star respectively and most recently she's been shortlisted for the Rotherham Children's Book Award for Broken Glass.

Peter Utton's first picture book, The Witch's Hand, was runner-up for the prestigious Mother Goose Award for illustration in 1990. Two of Peter's books are published in the Comix series: Henry's Magic Powers and The Goose Who Knew Too Much.

Reviews
This book is FANTASTIC for storytime with a group of children. It's great to read it with inflection, pretending to be scared of the giant and telling the kids to SHHH! - Goodreads reviewer

I have worked in a pre-School for 24 years and this is by far their favourite book. The children sit there quietly and as you read the book they are hooked! - Amazon reviewer



Book Information
ISBN 9780340746622
Author Sally Grindley
Format Paperback
Page Count 34
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 220g
Dimensions(mm) 258mm * 210mm * 8mm