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Lilliput
Inspired by Gulliver's Travels, Lilliput is an exhilarating adventure filled with cunning escape plans, evil clock makers, and very talkative parrots. Join Lily as she travels through 18th century London over rooftops, down chimneys, and into chocolate shops on a journey to find the one place in the world where she belongs...home.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published March 7, 2013
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Sam Gayton
14 books43 followersSam Gayton lives and writes in a basement, where the spiders are big and hungry. He works at a primary school in Kent. The Snow Merchant is his first book. Now it’s finished he’ll go and write another one. He can’t tell you anything except for the first line: I can’t outrun the horses.
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June 23, 2015
"We feel free when we escape — even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire." - Eric Hoffer
Lily of Lilliput was catching pincher crabs on the beach to bring home to her Nana when a giant rises from the sea, snatches her away and takes her to London. Lily plots her escape from her kidnapper. how she goes about it is more than she bargained for.
inspired by Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, author Sam Gayton takes the reader back to Lilliput and 18th century London. he was able to capture the sights, sounds and smells of the bustling city and its denizens of that period. Alice Ratterree did a great job as well with her illustrations which complemented the text.
i was enjoying the story so much and while reading, i was thinking about the things i could do with it if i were still teaching. i could utilize it as a great material for my young students and hopefully get them all worked up and inspired enough to read Gulliver's Travels afterward but i digress.
anyway, my enjoyment was cut short just when everything seemed to be going well and i wondered how eight to twelve-year old kids would react to the events leading to the book's finale. it was not how i would have wanted some things to end considering the targeted market for this book - 3rd to 6th graders. all of a sudden, i felt uncomfortable and my mood was dampened by that unexpected twist.
despite that disheartening scene, i still think that the book is good enough to be part of Gulliverania - the collective name given to all the stories set in Gulliver's world.
* Lilliput ships on August 1, 2015
** received a copy from the publisher via Edelweiss
Lily of Lilliput was catching pincher crabs on the beach to bring home to her Nana when a giant rises from the sea, snatches her away and takes her to London. Lily plots her escape from her kidnapper. how she goes about it is more than she bargained for.
inspired by Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, author Sam Gayton takes the reader back to Lilliput and 18th century London. he was able to capture the sights, sounds and smells of the bustling city and its denizens of that period. Alice Ratterree did a great job as well with her illustrations which complemented the text.
i was enjoying the story so much and while reading, i was thinking about the things i could do with it if i were still teaching. i could utilize it as a great material for my young students and hopefully get them all worked up and inspired enough to read Gulliver's Travels afterward but i digress.
anyway, my enjoyment was cut short just when everything seemed to be going well and i wondered how eight to twelve-year old kids would react to the events leading to the book's finale. it was not how i would have wanted some things to end considering the targeted market for this book - 3rd to 6th graders. all of a sudden, i felt uncomfortable and my mood was dampened by that unexpected twist.
despite that disheartening scene, i still think that the book is good enough to be part of Gulliverania - the collective name given to all the stories set in Gulliver's world.
* Lilliput ships on August 1, 2015
** received a copy from the publisher via Edelweiss
May 29, 2015
Is this a Middle Grade or a Children's book? That is the question, and why I gave it three stars. The beginning was wonderful, but I thought it was a Children's chapter book and when the ending came it was seriously too violent and scary for a Children's story. That is when I thought it might be intended as MG, but then the story would be too childish. Therein lies the major problem. Plus, there was this mind-reading thing and I didn't remember Lilliputians being able to read minds in the original Gulliver's Travels, but maybe I am wrong. I was approved for this eARC through Netgalley in return for an honest review. I will not be reviewing this title on my blog because it is less than four stars.
October 30, 2017
"To remind ourselves: we all come from kindness. We all sprang from the same place. The world is a gift."
Sweet, cute story about a tiny girl called Lily who is from Lilliput.
It's idea behind this story is obviously from Gulliver's Travels, which I have not read but might do after having read this one.
"She learned that the world was full of cages, and not all were built of iron. Some were made of lies or promises or secrets or questions."
Sweet, cute story about a tiny girl called Lily who is from Lilliput.
It's idea behind this story is obviously from Gulliver's Travels, which I have not read but might do after having read this one.
"She learned that the world was full of cages, and not all were built of iron. Some were made of lies or promises or secrets or questions."
January 28, 2016
Lilly of Lilliput is crabbing on the beach one day when a giant appears out of the ocean and snags her. She doesn't know this giant is Gulliver, yes that Gulliver, who has returned to Lilliput in order to kidnap a Lilliputian so he can finally provide evidence in England that his tales of travels are actually true.
Poor Lilly is kept prisoner in a bird cage, spending her time devising various ways to escape, all of which have so far failed or so she thinks. In fact one of her attempts actually has results, simply in a delayed fashion.
And so we're taken along in the story as Lilly, along with some help from an unexpected source, not only escapes, but brings about the freedom of others. But will they remain free, or be recaptured? And for Lilly of course escaping is only one part of her goal, she also must find a way back to her home in Lilliput. But how to find her way back and how to get there is a problem.
It took me a little bit to get into this story but once Lilly was out of that birdcage things really picked up and I ended up enjoying this story very much. I enjoyed reading about the allies she picked up along the way and how they helped each other. But of course I am well past the target audience for this book, and I'm not quite sure what kind of reader would be the best fit.
I think this would be an excellent story for an adult to read to an older child (too young and parts probably would be too "scary", or too suspenseful). I really like the writing, for the most part it reads as a bit young for middle grade, but the vocabulary is more advanced than most children's books. And parts are certainly suspenseful, particularly near the end. Lilly's efforts do not go smoothly.
Gulliver is more pathetic and selfish than really evil, but the watchmaker Mr. Plinker is a deliciously awful villain. And adults considering this story for a child, wanting to know if it'd be a good fit, might find it helpful to know .
Overall a thoroughly enjoyable tale with a plucky heroine who helps not only herself but others. Prior knowledge of the Gulliver story isn't really needed for a child to enjoy this.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for consideration of an honest review.
Poor Lilly is kept prisoner in a bird cage, spending her time devising various ways to escape, all of which have so far failed or so she thinks. In fact one of her attempts actually has results, simply in a delayed fashion.
And so we're taken along in the story as Lilly, along with some help from an unexpected source, not only escapes, but brings about the freedom of others. But will they remain free, or be recaptured? And for Lilly of course escaping is only one part of her goal, she also must find a way back to her home in Lilliput. But how to find her way back and how to get there is a problem.
It took me a little bit to get into this story but once Lilly was out of that birdcage things really picked up and I ended up enjoying this story very much. I enjoyed reading about the allies she picked up along the way and how they helped each other. But of course I am well past the target audience for this book, and I'm not quite sure what kind of reader would be the best fit.
I think this would be an excellent story for an adult to read to an older child (too young and parts probably would be too "scary", or too suspenseful). I really like the writing, for the most part it reads as a bit young for middle grade, but the vocabulary is more advanced than most children's books. And parts are certainly suspenseful, particularly near the end. Lilly's efforts do not go smoothly.
Gulliver is more pathetic and selfish than really evil, but the watchmaker Mr. Plinker is a deliciously awful villain. And adults considering this story for a child, wanting to know if it'd be a good fit, might find it helpful to know .
Overall a thoroughly enjoyable tale with a plucky heroine who helps not only herself but others. Prior knowledge of the Gulliver story isn't really needed for a child to enjoy this.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for consideration of an honest review.
March 18, 2016
Lilliput is a spin-off or fan fiction of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. Gulliver has gone to the land of Lilliput and kidnapped Lily so he can restore his reputation and prove to the world that his travels were the truth. He is so bent on this mission that he does not see the immorality of holding a person captive against his or her will. When Lily puts Escape Plan Thirty-Three into motion she has just about given up hope. She is helpless against Gulliver's tyranny and authority. It isn't until the clockmaker's apprentice finds her plea for help in a message that her escape plans start to work and the two become friends along the way.
The author, Jonathan Swift, in his classic, Gulliver's Travels, satires politics and the mindset of people during his time. This was The Age of Reason where science and technology were used to justify systems and beliefs. Religion was losing its power and Swift saw a danger in this as people's reasoning was rationalized by science at the expense of human dignity. Science was replacing religion and Swift did not agree with it because it was at the expense of spiritual morality and human rights. Sam Gayton in "Lilliput," exposes this notion in the character, Gulliver, who says he is a man of reason; yet he holds Lily captive for six years torturing her when she tries to escape. He uses science and does not see Lily as an individual but a way for him to enlighten the world. Gulliver's reasoning, self-centeredness, and lack of morals cost him dearly in the end.
The character of Gulliver needed a bit more development. His change of heart and the redemptive ending was not clear to me. What made him see Lily as a human being when for six years he was the authoritative tyrant over her? Was it seeing her in a different cage by a different person? Or was it seeing the apprentice in his abusive wristwatch strangler? While I really liked Gulliver's flawed character, I needed more information on his motives in order to get a clearer picture of why he acted the way he did at the climax. It seemed abrupt.
The play on words, puns, references to the classic, and scatological humor have strong audience appeal.Young readers will relate to the characters that must submit to the authority of adults that are narcissistic and misled in their goals in life. Mr. Plinker is more of a one-dimensional villain who is ensconced in greed; whereas, Gulliver is more complex and is a good person who makes a series of bad choices justifying them in his cruel actions. I have not read Gulliver's Travels since it was required in middle or high school and frankly I cannot remember any of it. This makes me want to pull it out and give the "flimbip" - I mean Emperor Flimnap - a go again.
The author, Jonathan Swift, in his classic, Gulliver's Travels, satires politics and the mindset of people during his time. This was The Age of Reason where science and technology were used to justify systems and beliefs. Religion was losing its power and Swift saw a danger in this as people's reasoning was rationalized by science at the expense of human dignity. Science was replacing religion and Swift did not agree with it because it was at the expense of spiritual morality and human rights. Sam Gayton in "Lilliput," exposes this notion in the character, Gulliver, who says he is a man of reason; yet he holds Lily captive for six years torturing her when she tries to escape. He uses science and does not see Lily as an individual but a way for him to enlighten the world. Gulliver's reasoning, self-centeredness, and lack of morals cost him dearly in the end.
The character of Gulliver needed a bit more development. His change of heart and the redemptive ending was not clear to me. What made him see Lily as a human being when for six years he was the authoritative tyrant over her? Was it seeing her in a different cage by a different person? Or was it seeing the apprentice in his abusive wristwatch strangler? While I really liked Gulliver's flawed character, I needed more information on his motives in order to get a clearer picture of why he acted the way he did at the climax. It seemed abrupt.
The play on words, puns, references to the classic, and scatological humor have strong audience appeal.Young readers will relate to the characters that must submit to the authority of adults that are narcissistic and misled in their goals in life. Mr. Plinker is more of a one-dimensional villain who is ensconced in greed; whereas, Gulliver is more complex and is a good person who makes a series of bad choices justifying them in his cruel actions. I have not read Gulliver's Travels since it was required in middle or high school and frankly I cannot remember any of it. This makes me want to pull it out and give the "flimbip" - I mean Emperor Flimnap - a go again.
June 11, 2013
I would've put 4.5 stars if I could've...
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December 23, 2015
Since he came back to London after his travels, Gulliver only has been ridiculed and laughed at. Nobody believes his stories about small people and talking horses. He needs a proof. That's why Gulliver comes back to Lilliput and kidnaps Lilly, who would be the proof he needs. Now they live in an attic in London while Gulliver writes a book about his travels, and Lilly tries endlessly to escape and come back to Lilliput.
This is the start point for Lilliput, a very well written fantastic story about friendship, perseverance and hope.
The book proved to be a page turner. The tension in the last chapters is amazing. I don't want to spoil the story, so I'm not giving any details here, but everything came perfectly together at the end. It would do a great movie.
I also loved the pictures. Ratteree is such a talented illustrator! They really helped to build the sense of time and space.There are many illustrations in the book, and I wish there were even more!
I'm glad this author entered my radar range.
Age suggestion: 10 to 12 years old. (I've seen it recommended for the 8 to 10 age range, but I would say some parts are kind of "intense", so I decided to pull the range a little up)
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Check out more children's book reviews in my Reviews in Chalk Blog!
This is the start point for Lilliput, a very well written fantastic story about friendship, perseverance and hope.
The book proved to be a page turner. The tension in the last chapters is amazing. I don't want to spoil the story, so I'm not giving any details here, but everything came perfectly together at the end. It would do a great movie.
I also loved the pictures. Ratteree is such a talented illustrator! They really helped to build the sense of time and space.There are many illustrations in the book, and I wish there were even more!
I'm glad this author entered my radar range.
Age suggestion: 10 to 12 years old. (I've seen it recommended for the 8 to 10 age range, but I would say some parts are kind of "intense", so I decided to pull the range a little up)
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Check out more children's book reviews in my Reviews in Chalk Blog!
April 9, 2014
Gulliver's Travels, as Sam Gayton here also notes, was immediately and recurringly referenced, written about, continued. It's a book that, though perfectly suitable for younger readers, often because of its satirical nature is picked up by adults.
But Gayton here reminds us why children may want to try the original. He has created a perfect sequel to Swift's book, that picks up in Lilliput years after Gulliver has first left it.
Lily is kidnapped by Gulliver when she is only six moons old. Taken over the seas to London, she is there as proof that his stories are fact and not ravings. Languishing in a cage while he finishes his book of Travels, she plots scheme after scheme to escape. And one day, she succeeds... But now what?
This doesn't write down to a young audience. It is filled with excellent period detail, adventure and suspense, a strong female heroine in young Lily and a warm-hearted cast of characters in the friends she gathers around her. There are nefarious plots, dastardly doings and some lovely illustrations that add to the historical feel. And at the heart of it is a clear sense of love for Gulliver's Travels.
I really think that children will finish 'Lilliput' and ask their parents to find them the book this tells them more about yahoos and Lilliputians.
Entertaining and reverent. Great piece of 'Gulliverania' (a word I've learnt from reading this).
But Gayton here reminds us why children may want to try the original. He has created a perfect sequel to Swift's book, that picks up in Lilliput years after Gulliver has first left it.
Lily is kidnapped by Gulliver when she is only six moons old. Taken over the seas to London, she is there as proof that his stories are fact and not ravings. Languishing in a cage while he finishes his book of Travels, she plots scheme after scheme to escape. And one day, she succeeds... But now what?
This doesn't write down to a young audience. It is filled with excellent period detail, adventure and suspense, a strong female heroine in young Lily and a warm-hearted cast of characters in the friends she gathers around her. There are nefarious plots, dastardly doings and some lovely illustrations that add to the historical feel. And at the heart of it is a clear sense of love for Gulliver's Travels.
I really think that children will finish 'Lilliput' and ask their parents to find them the book this tells them more about yahoos and Lilliputians.
Entertaining and reverent. Great piece of 'Gulliverania' (a word I've learnt from reading this).
August 5, 2015
Everyone knows about crazy old Gulliver and his travels to an island filled with little people but what they don't know is that he returned to Lilliput and kidnapped a young girl named Lilly to prove to everyone in London that he was telling the truth. Poor Lilly is kept in a birdcage and keeps trying time and again to escape Gulliver's clutches. Until one day when she meets Finn, the clockmaker's apprentice who will do almost anything to help her with her quest to return home. This delightfully illustrated story filled with fantastic characters both animal and human, would be the perfect companion to Gulliver's Travels or as a stand alone. A bit of Oliver Twist with a sprinkle of Thumbelina, this is one book that I would recommend the family sharing. You will hear cries of "just one more chapter" and you will want to give in.
April 10, 2015
I enjoy reading children books because they're funny and pretty easy to read. This one was fabulous. I loved the story and it was quite addictive too.
I listened to Gulliver's travels audiobook long time ago so I didn't remember much of the story but Lilliput is a great standalone and it can be read separately.
One thing that I didn't like was Lily. Sometimes she was annoying and I found myself hating her and I couldn't stand her more. That's why I cannot give this book a higher rating. However I still recommend this books because it's worth it.
I listened to Gulliver's travels audiobook long time ago so I didn't remember much of the story but Lilliput is a great standalone and it can be read separately.
One thing that I didn't like was Lily. Sometimes she was annoying and I found myself hating her and I couldn't stand her more. That's why I cannot give this book a higher rating. However I still recommend this books because it's worth it.
August 16, 2015
This is good story for the 8-10 age-range. It (obviously) makes many references to Gulliver's Travels, simplifying the elements for a mid-grade audience. While this naturally involves removing a lot of the cruder parts of the original (Gulliver is amusingly appalled by Lily's Liliputian curse words), it does not flinch from showing some real cruelty. Don't skip the author's afterword, which includes some charming Gulliverian trivia!
*According to FTC standards I disclose that this book was received as part of the Goodreads First Reads program.*
*According to FTC standards I disclose that this book was received as part of the Goodreads First Reads program.*
September 10, 2015
This is the best fantasy book I've read since "The Grimm Legacy" by Polly Shulman. I'm not a big fan of the Fantasy genre, but this one had sparked a new interest. I loved Lily and how she helps change the people and animals she comes into contact with. I loved doll houses as a child and this book reminded me of that with all the detailed descriptions of her surroundings. Thank you Sam for rekindling my imagination.
July 16, 2014
I really appreciated this revisit of the Gulliver's Travels stories. I see that there are other authors who have ventured there but I haven't read too many of those. The story caught my attention and I was hooked, the pictures were charming to look at as well.
Now I want to read the other book I had seen featured by Sam Gayton called "The Snow Merchant".
Now I want to read the other book I had seen featured by Sam Gayton called "The Snow Merchant".
April 29, 2015
Taking up where Gulliver's Travels left off, this enchanting tale tells what happened when Gulliver' tak s Lilly, a Lilliputian, home to prove his stories are true. Lilly is miserable and plots to escape. Will escape plan #33 be the one?
With plenty of heroes and villains, a kindly chocolatier and a wicked clock-maker, Lilliput is delightful, exciting, and sure to please.
With plenty of heroes and villains, a kindly chocolatier and a wicked clock-maker, Lilliput is delightful, exciting, and sure to please.
December 25, 2014
I did not enjoy Gulliver's Travels much, but picked this one up anyway - and enjoyed every page! And the only reason I got to read it is because it was part of the Mythical Maze challenge this year. (Seniors)
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April 21, 2015
This was a great story. I loved the point of view of a young Lilliput girl. Seeing things through her eyes made me stop and think or other things that would have been seen differently. The story is great for all ages and has wonderful creative imagery.
April 5, 2015
This book was FANTASTIC. I loved every minute that I was reading it. It had so much that was familiar that it really felt like going back home in a book. Great job.
December 28, 2017
Gayton, Sam Lilliput, 236 pages. Peachtree Publishers, 2013 $9. Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
Lily is a young girl who lives in Lilliput. Her life is going pretty well until a giant named Lemuel Gulliver takes her away and traps her. There she must go through a smelly sock, many escape plans that fail, and watch all of her hope fade away. After a long miserable time a boy named Finn saves her and together they embark on a mission to get her back to her home, Lilliput. Together they go through giants, clocks, and giant teacups to save her. They soon find a little help along the way that comes in hand later along the road.
While being a very well put together book, it has many major flaws. The book to me felt like an idea that had already been used. Also, the book is based of of another book so it felt like you had to read that to get the whole jist of the book. Even though the book is interesting, it follows a predictable path where a problem will come up and the characters will be forced into solving it and taking action. After that a new one will arise and it will start all over again.
EL, MS - OPTIONAL. BLL, Student Reviewer, 7th grade
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Lily is a young girl who lives in Lilliput. Her life is going pretty well until a giant named Lemuel Gulliver takes her away and traps her. There she must go through a smelly sock, many escape plans that fail, and watch all of her hope fade away. After a long miserable time a boy named Finn saves her and together they embark on a mission to get her back to her home, Lilliput. Together they go through giants, clocks, and giant teacups to save her. They soon find a little help along the way that comes in hand later along the road.
While being a very well put together book, it has many major flaws. The book to me felt like an idea that had already been used. Also, the book is based of of another book so it felt like you had to read that to get the whole jist of the book. Even though the book is interesting, it follows a predictable path where a problem will come up and the characters will be forced into solving it and taking action. After that a new one will arise and it will start all over again.
EL, MS - OPTIONAL. BLL, Student Reviewer, 7th grade
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September 13, 2020
This book was utterly amazing. Lily is a tiny but spirited heroine which made the story even better!
This book is quite the opposite of the original Gulliver's Travels. In here, Lily, a Lilliputian is the one being imprisoned by the giants, instead of the other way around.
We join Lily as she tries to escape from Gulliver's attic using her tiny human skills. It's a rather special book and I suggest you to read it if you ever come across it.
There was quite a shocking plot twist at the end that I did not see coming, but either way, I LOVED the book and I'm sure you will too!
This book is quite the opposite of the original Gulliver's Travels. In here, Lily, a Lilliputian is the one being imprisoned by the giants, instead of the other way around.
We join Lily as she tries to escape from Gulliver's attic using her tiny human skills. It's a rather special book and I suggest you to read it if you ever come across it.
There was quite a shocking plot twist at the end that I did not see coming, but either way, I LOVED the book and I'm sure you will too!
March 5, 2018
There is something so charming about a well written children's book, especially one like "Lilliput" that adds a strong female lead, a fast pace and great action. I'd recommend to anyone to give this book a read, especially those fond of "Gulliver's Travels" and its subsequent adaptations, regardless of its target demographic. This is certainly one of the better adaptations. I loved every second of it.
March 23, 2023
A really enjoyable homage to "Gulliver's Travels" aimed at children. Chapters are short and the story is engaging and fantastical. An easy-to-follow plot aids the story and the illustrations helped the visualisation for those that have not read Swift's original.
The final 'twist' in the plot is a shocking one when it comes and, for a children's book, is quite startling so may need a little monitoring.
Thoroughly enjoyable for me and the young reader I read this with.
The final 'twist' in the plot is a shocking one when it comes and, for a children's book, is quite startling so may need a little monitoring.
Thoroughly enjoyable for me and the young reader I read this with.
August 8, 2017
This is a beautifully illustrated adventure that transports us to the time and place of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Author Sam Gayton and Illustrator Alice Ratteree share a welcome revisit to the magical characters and thrills of Swift's imagination and beyond. I thoroughly enjoyed this warm return to friends from the past.
June 17, 2023
Excellent premise- especially if you like Gulliver’s Travels. The illustrations were beautiful. However, something was missing- and I cannot pinpoint what it is. I have very mixed feelings about the ending.
February 6, 2019
Girl adventure about family and friendship based on the Gulliver's Travel stories. Enjoyable fantasy tale.
August 16, 2017
Its nice that she makes friends. It was very creative. (L, aged 5)
September 20, 2017
I read this [basically fan fiction] after reading Gulliver's Travels and it was an interesting thought experiment.
November 13, 2017
Delightful fan fiction from an old tale.
February 7, 2019
Nail-biting toward the end, but a bit slow in the beginning.
March 15, 2019
En sevdiğim çocuk kitabı. *-*
January 17, 2020
Gulliver'in gezilerine aşina olanlar da olmayanlar da keyifle okuyabilirler. Hayal gücünün şahaneliğe bir güzel örnek.
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