The Minpins

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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

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Description

Little Billy strays into the forest, where he meets the Minpins–tiny people who live within the trees. The Minpins tell Billy about The Gruncher, who preys on them. So Billy embarks on a mission to rid the Minpins of their foe once and for all, and sets off–on the back of a swan–to confront The Gruncher.


Reviews


Awards

  • Winner, 1991 Redbook Children’s Picture Book Award
  • An American Bookseller “Pick of the Lists”

Criticism and Analysis


Teacher Ideas

  • Billy and the Minpins – Lesson Plans
    • Get your class to think of ways to help Billy escape the Gruncher with the YPO lesson plans which include Art and Literacy Objectives on spoken language, imagining worlds and celebrating achievements.

Covers


Chinese Covers


French Covers – Les Minuscules


Korean Covers – 꼬마 빌리의 친구 민핀


Norwegian Covers – Bittesmäene


Slovakian Covers – Minpinkovia


Spanish Covers – Los mimpins