Look insideThe BFG
Meet Dahl’s BIGGEST hero in this phizwhizzing classic! Sophie and the BFG vs evil giants. Who wins? Every night, when the world is sleeping, massive gruesome giants guzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. There’s only one giant who can stop them – the BFG! He’s the kindest, friendliest giant in the world. And with his human friend Sophie tucked into his pocket, he sets out to rid the world of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and all their rotsome friends forever...
- One of Roald Dahl’s most scrumdiddlyumptious classics
- Packed with laugh-out-loud illustrations by Quentin Blake
- Winner of the Red House Book Award in 1983
- Now a major film directed by Steven Spielberg
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Recent reviews
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I would not be as brave as Sophie!!!
5 December 2018
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This is a fantastic book . It quite interesting . The story is talking about a girl , Sophie and the BFG . The whole name of BFG is ‘Big Friendly Giant’ Is it really friendly? What kind of story will between a girl and giant?Enjoy it soon!
23 October 2017
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Authors
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is probably the best loved children’s author ever, creator of iconic characters like Matilda, Willy Wonka and the BFG!
Awards
Roald Dahl has won many awards for his books including the Whitbread Award for The Witches in 1983, the Smarties Award in 1990 for Esio Trot and the Blue Peter prize for Matilda in 2000. In 2008 the Roald Dahl estate launched an award in his name – the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
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Awards
Quentin Blake was awarded the 2012 Eleanor Farjeon prize for services to children’s literature.
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