Audience: Students; Grades: K-3; Subject: Language Arts, Fine Arts. (2007) Using pencil and paints, an artist illustrates the story of the selfish giant. A grumpy giant who lives in a house with a big garden, orders the children playing there to get out. He builds a high wall around his garden to keep out trespassers. Winter comes but when spring arrives it doesn't thaw out the giant's garden. After several years of unbroken winter, the giant almost freezes to death. Then one day a small part of the wall crumbles and a child wriggles through. Spring starts to break through the crack in the wall as well. The giant quickly tears down the wall and shares his garden with everyone.