James and the Giant Peach (1961)

This is the first book I remember reading on my own and I’ve been haunted almost my entire life by the fact that the Ladybug married the (human) Head of the Fire Department and raised her four hundred children with him. Spoiler? Spoiler. ( )

James travels through a giant peach to avoid his aunts and goes on an adventure ( )

This book is about a young boy who grows a giant peach and the adventure he embarks on with his peach. ( )

This book is geared towards older elementary students.

This book discusses a young boy who travels in a giant peach to New York City with his insect friends to escape his evil aunts and live out his late mother and fathers dream. This story shows how important friendship really is.

I would use this book to go chapter by chapter and talk about the different themes seen in each chapter. It could also be used to talk about friendship and how friends help through hard times. ( )

I absolutely loved this book. It follows the story of a young boy named James as he goes through life after losing his parents and finds a place to call home. This book is good to show students that no matter what there will always be a place where they are loved and they are never alone. And also the importance of independence and perseverance. ( )