Life is quiet and happy for Beatrix the butter maid and her best friend, a sweet cow named Gerda. They live peacefully in their cozy valley cottage making delicious butter. But everything changes when two massive, incredibly rude giants move into the castle up the hill. The giants are loud, messy, and very hungry. When they snatch poor Gerda away to make her their dinner, Beatrix knows she has to act fast. She might be small, but she is clever, brave, and entirely determined to save her best friend from becoming a giant sized meal. This warm and funny tale shows that brains can easily defeat brawn. Young readers will cheer for Beatrix as she uses her quick thinking to rescue Gerda and teach the neighborhood giants some much needed manners.