Thursday, February 28, 2008

The Dressed Up Giant by Kaye Umansky, illustrated by Doffy Weir

Giant Waldo is perfectly happy with his trusty old suit, and plans to wear it to Beefy Betty and Ed's wedding, but his girlfriend Heavy Hetty has other ideas. After a traumatic clothes shopping mission, both giants are dressed up to the nines, and are on their way to the wedding, when disaster strikes! Hetty's hat blows away and Waldo's shiny new outfit gets covered in mud whilst trying to retrieve it.

Resorting to his old brown suit, Waldo feels like himself again, and is extra delighted to discover that all the other men at the wedding are also wearing their ancient 'too-tight' suits! Umansky's witty text is perfectly complemented by Weir's rather retro, but wonderfully expressive, illustrations. The third and final book about these larger-than-life characters, The Dressed Up Giant subtly conveys the important message that personality is more important than appearance.

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