'James and the Giant Peach' by Roald Dahl.
When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros
accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge
and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and
loneliest boy you could find". Then one day, a wizened old man in a
dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to
reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals
on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion.
From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more,
until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from
his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment
of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider
and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's
rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of
reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do
over and over again!
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