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James and the Giant Peach — Content Guide for Parents

By Roald DahlKnopf1961ISBN 9780394812823119 pages
James and the Giant Peach

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ProfanityBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Roald Dahl's children's classic will be rediscovered with wonder and delight in this handsome gift edition with all-new black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Honor Book artist Lane Smith (who also designed the characters for the Disney animated film). How James escapes from his miserable life with two nasty aunts and becomes a hero to his new insect family, including Miss Spider, the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the Centipede (with his 21 pairs of gorgeous boots), is Dahl-icious fantasy at its best.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is James and the Giant Peach appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    James's aunts beat and abuse him, the rolling peach crushes the aunts to death, and sharks and cloud-men threaten and throw things at the travelers. James's parents are eaten by a rhinoceros before the story begins, and the travelers face sharks, angry cloud-men and a giant bat in a fantasy setting.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have violence?

    Found (Supporting): James's aunts beat and abuse him, the rolling peach crushes the aunts to death, and sharks and cloud-men threaten and throw things at the travelers.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): James's parents are eaten by a rhinoceros before the story begins, and the travelers face sharks, angry cloud-men and a giant bat in a fantasy setting.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have profanity?

    Found (Brief): A parents' guide says the Centipede calls other characters "asses" twice.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does James and the Giant Peach have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.