The BFG

Author: Roald Dahl

Publishing: Puffin

Number of Pages: Paperback--208 pages

Genre:  Fantasy

Reading Level:  Ages 9-12

Summary: This story is about a little girl named Sophie, who is a little orphan girl. One night she sees out her window a giant and he is doing something strange at the windows of the houses on the street. The Giant (Known as the Big Friendly Giant) sees her looking and in order to keep the secret of giants safe he kidnaps her and takes her back to the land of Giants. The BFG explains to Sophie that he is a nice giant, but the other giants are not nice, they eat people, but he does not eat people he survives on a nasty tasting vegetable called a Snozzcucumber. He also tells her that he collects and distributes good dreams, from dreamland, to the little children, and that is what he was doing the night he snatched her from her window. The BFG teaches Sophie how to catch dreams in bottles all the while hiding her behind his big ears from the other giants so they don’t eat her. Sophie convinces the BFG to go talk to the Queen of England and ask her for help. So he created a dream for the queen so she will believe in giants and they get her help. The BFG and Sophie lead the Army of the queen and they capture the bad giants and put them in a big pit and feed them only foul tasting Snozzcucumbers.    

My Reaction to the Book: I loved this book, it was a really good read and it was exciting and adventurous. The characters are easy to fall in love with and the creativity of the author is great. Loved it.

Potential Problems: The giant kidnaps the little girl, and the giants are violent and underdressed, they eat people.  

Recommendations: I would definitely recommend this book, it is an adventure all the way and it makes you smile.