The Coming of the Iron Giant

Ages 0 to 5

The beloved story of The Iron Giant now in an abridged, beautifully illustrated picture book edition. 

The Iron Giant isn’t scary – he’s just very, very hungry . . .

It’s not until he starts chomping on fence posts and tractors that he comes to the attention of the angry farmers – who trap him in a hole with the help of a little boy called Hogarth. He resurfaces again, upturning picnickers.

So Hogarth comes up with a plan – it turns out that the scrap yard, with its metal bedframes, broken down cars and old stovetops is the perfect home.

About the Author

Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire, England. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters. He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit.Mini Grey is an immensely successful and much admired British illustrator and writer of children's books, who was born in a mini in Wales! She has won the Kate Greenaway Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best-illustrated children's book published in the UK, for The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon and has been shortlisted for countless other prizes.