How to Make Friends with a Giant by Gennifer Choldenko

This is the nicest story about Jake and Jacomo and how their friendship has no limits.

Before Jacomo moves in next door, Jake notices that builders have come and are making the house bigger (and by bigger we're not just talking accomodating Clifford the Dog bigger.....) and he soon meets his new neighbor Jacomo who, besides from being like 12 feet tall and having this really big round head, seems to be a nice kid.

Everyone uses Jacomo's height as a reason to discriminate. Jacomo can't fit on the bus, he's big for the classroom and he's rough on the playground. Jake leads by example and befriends Jacomo and finds alternatives in every situation to make Jacomo feel better. (He races the bus instead of riding on it and he beats the bus to school!)

Although a bit exaggerative, this book makes a clear point which is easily relatable to readers.

Illustrated by Amy Walrod.
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006.