The Giants and the Smalls: The Adventure of Rimi and Ritt

I really dont know what to say about this book... Get it! Get it, read it, share it and buy a copy for someone you know.

As a homeschooling mom, I always look for good quality stories for my children to read. This one is a rare find; it is beautifully written, it has a powerful message, and fantastic illustrations. The borders on each text page are a nice touch - it gives an antique feel to the book.

This book is a beautiful story of learning to believe in yourself and to keep being

This is a very powerful book with so many life lessons to become a giant in life. The choice is ours whether we want to stay small or become a giant in life. Grab this book you, it will make so difference in your life.

This book is so impactful I bought one for my family as well as my sister’s family. Her and I both have children 10 and under.

What an amazing story with a message that is so needed today - we get to choose to reach our giant potential. Absolutely loved it, and it is beautifully illustrated. I have purchased a number of copies for my nieces and nephews, and for my kids school libraries.

A great book for both kids and adults! If your kids get the ideas this book conveys, it will be a huge advantage for them. I wish I had encountered these ideas when I was a kid.

Every home should have this book and read it often to you children. Even read it often without children! It has a valuable lesson that everyone can relate to and learn from

Im looking for books for my first grandchilds library, but have to agree with the two negative reviews of this book. Why are Giants so much better than the Smalls? And if they are so much better, then why arent Giants reaching out to Smalls to help them realize they can grow into Giants. Wouldnt that be the Christlike thing to do? And isnt that how a Giant or a Small can be successful and happy, by helping one another? Thats the message we should be teaching our children. And unfortunately many times Giants can put up impassable roadblocks for the smalls and why does there have to only be two types? Why are the smalls made to be undesirable, when there are some very good things about being small. Whos to say that Giants cant have small moments, and that wont be good for them? Overall, I really didnt see much of a plot... a small wakes up one day and decides to work really hard and job shadow a giant. Beautiful illustrations though.

This book is problematic for many reasons. First it pits two groups of people against each other. One group is better than the other. It’s the kind of divisiveness that we just don’t want to teach our children. Second, it’s rife with notions of victim-blaming and gas-lighting. It promotes the idea that if a group of people, (the Smalls, a literary reference to their minority group status) has less material wealth than another group (the Giants, a literary reference to their dominant group status), that they must have done something wrong, and that it’s all in their heads. It’s suggested at the end that the minority group must literally become (assimilate) one if the dominant group in order to overcome their poverty. It’s bad on every level.