Kate and the Beanstalk

This spin off of Jack and the beanstalk is very cute. I like the fact that it uses a girl to be the hero and fight off the giant. I thought that it was a good way to show children that there is no difference in gender and boys and girls can do the same things. One thing I would have liked to see was possibly changing all the characters around. For instance, the giant could have been a woman instead of a man since it was a man in Jack and the beanstalk. All together, I thought that this book was a very good book and I would definately want it in my classroom.