Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim Free Audiobook Download by T.A. Barron
A woman named Shim is a sad and lonely woman locked in her room. She spends all day there, talking to the shadows of the people she killed during a psychotic episode that left her with brain damage. One day, she sees a mammoth elephant outside and so she tries to reach it and touch it. The book then continuously goes back and forth between Shim's real life story and what happened during the summer that made her lose her mind and ultimately led to her death.
The author, T.A. Barron, shares the story of Shim whose friends are the dandelions, who grow and spread in a world that's now dying. This book is meant for children age 4-8 years old but it has been read by people of all ages. The audiobook was made with beautiful illustrations from the author herself which can be found on her website
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Giant is the story of a gigantic shim, a boy named Shim and his adventures. Shim is a small, silent creature with dreams of becoming bigger than his mother and father. His parents think that he's just a baby, but they're wrong. The first chapter introduces the idea of being true to yourself and your dreams, even if they are impossible to achieve in childhood. Chapter one also mentions shims being afraid of the ground because they know it will hold them back from what they want to do.
Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim is a novel about a young boy who has to deal with figuring out his world and how to survive. He befriends an enormous shim, who seems like he knows everything in the world. There's just one problem: the shim isn't really there anymore.
Giant: The Unlikely Origins of Shim is narrated by John Lee, who also narrated these other titles: How To Get Filthy Rich In Rising Asia and The Call of the Wild.
Published Date | 2021-10-26 |
Duration | 5 hours 6 minutes |
Author | T.A. Barron |
Narrated | John Lee |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Kids |
Parent Category | Fairy Tales & Folklore |