The BFG

Name: The BFG
ISBN: 9780141930299

by Roald Dahl · first published 1980

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This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become friends and set off into the world to save all the children from the hungry giants.

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ifoundthetao · Dec 23, 2015 · Recommends

…Much better than the movie. The 4-Hour Workweek - .... It was "okay". I don't know. I'm still torn. The Swiss Family Robinson - Awesome book, full of fun things to talk about with your kids. The BFG - This was the start of the Roald Dahl stage for bedtime reading.. It's a great book, one of my favorite Dahl books. Matilda - Reading this as an adult, it was not nearly as fun as when I was a kid,…
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squidsoup · Sep 27, 2010 · Recommends

…I think he's managing to follow the story though - he just requires a bit of processing time and the odd query to keep it in order. You can never go wrong with Roald Dahl of course - my son loved the BFG and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
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paulmd · May 5, 2022 · Recommends

…series Where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein A pizza the size of the Sun Choose your own adventure books The Great Brain The Boxcar Children series Captain Underpants Roald Dahl books: The BFG, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/The Great Glass Elevator (not as good) My Side of the Mountain No More Dead Dogs The Secret Garden Bridge to Terabithia…
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TimTheTinker · Feb 3, 2023 · Mentions

…were deputized to treat younger boys as slaves. There's a reason Dahl's fictional books so frequently feature kids getting revenge/justice against big bad adults (or giants, in the case of Sofie in The BFG). Boarding schools for minors are generally bad, IMO. My parents both went to (and one also taught at) boarding schools in the US. By their accounts, such schools tend to attract perverted or power-hungry…
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lowken10 · Apr 19, 2018 · Mentions

…I stopped asking to read part of the book. I tried different books and quickly my son and daughter started to enjoy the nighttime ritual of being read to. About half way through Roald Dahl's book the BFG, something clicked in my fourth grade son. He started reading the BFG on his own. Then he started to read during school downtime. When I'm driving him somewhere he is often now reading books in the backseat…
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beltaloada · Apr 2, 2024 · Mentions

Roald Dahl also mused on this in his 1982 children's novel The BFG: 'I can hear plants and trees.' 'Do they talk?' Sophie asked. 'They is not exactly talking,' the BFG said. 'But they is making noises. For instance, if I come along and I is picking a lovely flower,…
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namanyayg · Jun 15, 2024 · Mentions

…I'm just making up problems to worry about. Don't have kids but I agree, this sounds part of growing up. I believe adult books as a precursor help understand real experiences better. Being a fan of BFG and Matilda, I accidentally ended up picked up Roald Dahl's "Skin" (his adult short stories collection) when I spotted it as a preteen in my school library. I didn't understand half of it but I still…
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