Millstone Education:
World Literature

Two children reading books

Related Links for
Jack and the Beanstalk

The Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant-Killer Project: This is an excellent site with many versions of the story available. You can also make a penny book with two images provided on the site, read a version of the story that explains how books were made in the early 19th century and see images of a board game from 1860 (instructions available).

Fi-fie-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman: This gives a brief history of the origins of the story.

The Annotated Jack and the Beanstalk: Notes on the entire Jacob Joseph's version of Jack and the Beanstalk. Part of the SurLaLune fairy tale pages.

Illustrations from Jack and the Beanstalk: Part of the SurLaLune fairy tale pages.

Three Versions of story.