James and the Giant Peach Alphabet smearing smashed potatoes on walls

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James and the Giant Peach Alphabet smearing smashed potatoes on wallsA little magic can take you a long way. When James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends Old Green Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more. After