James Trotter loses his parents in a horrible accident and is forced to live-miserably-with his two wicked aunts. Then James is given some magic crystals that give him hope. But when he accidentally spills these crystals on an old peach tree, strange things begin to happen. A peach starts to grow and grow until James is able to climb inside and escape his awful aunts! And through this adventure, he makes some interesting friends, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider, and Centipede, and finally finds a place where he belongs. Annotation A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

可怜的小詹姆斯在四岁时成了孤儿，他与两个可恶的姨妈住在一起。她们把小詹姆斯当奴仆使唤，直到有一天，一个像房子一样大的仙桃彻底改变了他的生活。
在这个奇妙的大仙桃里，有一群奇怪又可爱的朋友正等着他呢！小詹姆斯与他的朋友们开始了一段最奇异的旅行……

一个瘦瘦的、透顶的、总是带着一脸狡黠的笑的老头，无论他跑到美国、英国、荷兰、德国、法国、澳大利亚或新西兰，当然现在也包括中国，随便敲开一家有小孩子的屋子说：“啊，我走累了，我的车用光了汽油，可以请我进来喝杯茶吗？”孩子们会立刻尖叫着，欢呼雀跃地迎他进门，因为没有孩子不认识这个老头，他就是那个让大人们有点害怕、让孩子们疯狂着迷的罗尔德·达尔。