Colin Stimpson sets his version of Jack and the Beanstalk in a futuristic 1950s America, with skyscrapers surrounding the flyover under which Jack and his mother run a café, and a vintage framing to the illustrations. When the flyover threatens their café, Jack’s mother sends him to buy the best coffee beans to attract new customers, but he buys baked beans instead. His mother throws them out, yet after climbing the resulting beanstalk, he finds a giant whose cooking skills save the business. A delightful, comic twist on a traditional tale.
Jack and the baked beanstalk
Picture Books
Jack and the baked beanstalk
£6.99
In a 1950s-style future, Jack and his mum run a little burger van café. The café is close to broke because of the new flyover, so when Jack comes home with only an old can of baked beans in return for their last few pennies, his mother throws it out of the window. But overnight it grows into a gigantic baked beanstalk.
| Weight | 0.275 kg |
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| Dimensions | 24.8 × 28.8 × 0.4 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 31 unnumbered |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | Ages 5-12 / Code: B |
