
The BFG
by Roald Dahl Illustrated by Quentin Blake
"Well, first of all," said the BFG, "human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist." Sophie discovers that giants not only exist, but that there are a great many of them who like to guzzle and swallomp nice little chiddlers. But not the Big Friendly Giant. He and Sophie cook up an ingenious plot to free the world of troggle-humping — forever.
The BFG — Big Friendly Giant — is no ordinary bone-crushing giant: he is far too nice. How he and his tiny friend, Sophie, conspire to put an end to the loathsome activities of the other Giants is marvelously told by a writer and an artist who "are uncanny in their understanding of what children like to read and see". — The New York Times Book Review.
- Ages
- 11, 9, 10
- Interest Level
- Grades 4 - 6
- Grade Level Equivalent
- 4.8
- Lexile Measure
- 720L
- DRA
- 50
- Guided Reading
- U
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Book Type
- Chapter Book
- Number of Pages
- 208
- Genre
- Comedy and Humor, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Fantasy
About the Author and Illustrator
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl, one of the greatest story-tellers of all time, started writing after nearly dying in a plane crash in World War II. His first children's novel, James and the Giant Peach, was followed by an unbroken string of hugely successful, best-selling titles.
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