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Jack and the Beanstalk

Maggie Moore (2001)

SubgenreFairy Tale Retelling
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages32 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age5
Goodreads0.00/5 (0)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Theft

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSurvivalHappy Ending

Hero archetypes

Commoner / PeasantTrickster

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

QuestReluctant HeroFish out of WaterTrickster

Themes

Cleverness over StrengthResourcefulnessPoverty and SurvivalMother-Son Bond

Synopsis

A boy climbs to the top of a huge beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Tags

Classic Fairy TaleChildren's LiteratureIllustrated Picture Book