A Giant Man from a Tiny Town by Tom Ryan

A Giant Man from a Tiny Town by Tom Ryan

When Angus MacAskill was still just a boy, he began to grow...and grow...and grow! Known far and wide as the Cape Breton Giant, Angus was loved by his neighbours as much for his beautiful singing voice as for his renowned strength. But as much as Angus loved his little town of St. Ann's, Cape Breton, he decided to leave and seek fortune and adventure.
With heartfelt text from critically acclaimed author Tom Ryan and meticulously researched and joyful illustrations from Christopher Hoyt (A is for Adventure), A Giant Man from a Tiny Town tells the story of a remarkable man who travelled the world performing for crowds, but never stopped longing to return to the place he loved the best: his Cape Breton home.

Tom Ryan is the award-winning author of several critically praised children's books. He's been nominated for the White Pine Award, the Ann Connor Brimer Award, and the Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, among others. Keep This to Yourself, his teenage mystery, won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Young Thriller in 2020, as well as the Arthur Ellis Award for Best YA Crime Novel in 2020. In 2013, 2014, and 2020, two of his works were recognized by the Junior Library Guild, and three of his young adult novels, Way to Go, Tag Along, and Keep This to Yourself, were chosen for the ALA Rainbow List. He was a Young Adult Fiction Lambda Literary Fellow in 2017. In Nova Scotia, Tom, his husband, and their dog live.