From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things littlein this case an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty selfcentered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insectsa ladybug a spider a grasshopper a glowworm a silkworm and the chronic complainer a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean through waters infested with peacheating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen to a tickertape parade in New York City. This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentiethcentury classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smiths endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text. All the gruesome imagery of oldfashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight. Kirkus Reviews A stunning book to be cherished for its story a superb fantasy. The Chicago Tribune The most original fantasy that has been published in a long time...it may well become a classic. San Francisco Chronicle show more