The Stone Giant

"We chose The Stone Giant after we read it aloud around the Gecko Press meeting table and were mesmerised by Anna Höglund’s extraordinary language and compelling storytelling." Julia Marshall, Publisher

A story of cunning, courage and survival, in which a girl sets out to save her father from the giant who turns people to stoneA story of cunning, courage and survival, in which a girl sets out to save her father from the giant who turns people to stone When her father leaves to fight the giant, the child in the red dress is left alone. Many days and many nights go by. Every evening the girl says good night to herself in her mirror. When the last light burns down, the girl takes her mirror and a knife and sets out to find her father. The Stone Giant is a contemporary and timeless fairytale that tells of a child who succeeds where adults cannot.