Stig of the Dump

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What is Stig? - Rated
Barney stays with his grandmother and his sister, Lou, for the holidays. In the holidays Barney goes to the chalk pit where he first meets Stig on a very hot day! The problem is that nobody believes Stig is real until they see him. Lou, sees Stig one night when the two of them (Lou and Barney) go out and see a strange tribe of cave people. Barney spots Stig ad introduces him to Stig and the two of them become Honoured Guests at the celebration. Another time, Stig frightens her and she assumes that it is really Barney because they were going to a fancy dress party as, Lou a puma and him a cave man. Stig and Barney become heroes when they stop thieves from stealing from his grandmothers house and they recover the other treasures that the robbers took. Snargets are the roughest boys in town but when Stig takes the youngest Snarget, little Robin Hood, the other two turn as timid as kittens. They give Stig and Barney three gifts which they share. First they give some jelly babies and Stig likes them, second the give sherbets with liquorice straws which stig loves and last they give a packet of cigarettes which barney totally despises! I liked the bit when Barney fell through the roof of Stig's home at the first meeting and even though the two of them didn't understand each other much they were great friends! I would rate this book about 9/ 10 and I think that 9 - 12 year old would like it a lot if they like adventurous stories.

A true family book - Rated
Excellent book.
My husband used to have this book when he was a child.
Now we have bought it so that our children can enjoy it too.
For bigger children. My eldest daughter is 7.

An excellent, super book that deserves 5 stars and nothing less - Rated
One of my favourite bits of this story is when Barney meets Stig by falling in the dump. Stig is a sort of cave man, except that he uses much different tools than a real cave man would. And who would light a fire with a TV aerial and a broken chair leg?

I wished that it was longer, because I liked it so much.

Tormey Woods, age 7.

Nice Childhood read; a bit like ET - Rated
I first read this book in school back in 1976 and really loved it. The story is about a small boy who goes to play in a chalk quarry near his grandmother's house and befriends a cave-man 'Stig' who lives there. They make a home for Stig about of sticks, stones and bottles and have various adventures. It really fascinated me then, and it's still interesting and funny today. I also loved the pen illustrations by Edward Ardizzone who was a gifted prize-winning illustrator of many childrens' books. Well worth reading. reminds me a bit of ET.

I always wanted my own Stig! - Rated
I was completely caught up in this book as a child, really provoked my imagination.

There is wonderful humour, and characters you can't help put like. The adventures Stig and Barney go on together are imaginative. Although it is slightly dated now, I think no child could fail to enjoy this book.