A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman With a Great Big Heart: Rudiments of Children’s Literature
Folktales in children’s literature prove to be very thought-provoking time and time again,
not only for the children, but for the dual audience reading the story. Naturally a folktale could
display to children how to handle a problem by also adding a cultural variation to a story. A Tall
Tale About a Giant Woman With a Great Big Heart, by Pat Mora, is a flawless example of that.
By having reoccurring illustrations of a different culture, yet still being able to maintain a mutual
ground and common language with children, it is no wonder why A Tall Tale About a Giant
Woman With a Great Big Heart was the 2005 and 2006 winner of Nick Jr. Family Magazine best
book of the Year, 2006 winner of Pura Belpre Illustrator award, and 2006 ALA Notable
Children’s Book award. Pat Mora demonstrates how she perfected this genre in many instances
throughout A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman With a Great Big Heart.
