James and the Giant Peach By Roald Dahl

James is an orphan who lives with his two hateful aunts after an accident at the zoo that brought his parents to their demise. One day an old man gives him some "magic crystals that he should eat" but he drops them at the foot of a barren peach tree when he trips. All seems to be lost except that a single peach grows on the tree it grows and grows ends up smashing the evil aunts. Little James finds a tunnel in the Giant Peach and goes right in. Along his journey he meets some unusual characters such as a centipede who boasts of his "one hundred" legs of which he only has 42 and a little glow worm that falls asleep with her light on most of the time. 

This is a fun book, perfect for kids with a good sense of humor. It is a little bit sad but has a happy ending. There is a movie adaption but I preferred the book. For children 5+. 

My rating: 5 out of 10