The BFG

by Roald Dahl

Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams
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The well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants.

Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giants guzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there's only one giant who can stop them - the BFG. He's the kindest giant there is and, with his friend Sophie in his top pocket, he sets out to rid the world of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and all their rotsome friends forever . . .

Listen to THE BFG and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy sound effects from Pinewood Studios!

Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.

• ISBN10: 0141346426
• ISBN13: 9780141346427
• Publish Date: 7 February 2013 (first published 1 November 1982)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 14 April 2016
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Puffin
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 224
• Language: English

Reviews

[lovelybookshelf]

The BFG is full of friendship, dream-catching, adventure, and ethical dilemmas. It’s the kind of children’s book that grows with the reader, revealing more layers as we age. It was a real treat to revisit this book —- like reading it for the first time. And I’m glad I picked up the audiobook version, because David Walliams is an absolutely brilliant narrator.

More of my thoughts on this title can be found on my blog at Lovely Bookshelf.

[ibeforem]

I liked this quite a bit more than Matilda, maybe because it is obviously fanciful from the start. It’s hard to fault its “nice guys win” message. I loved the language in this… the whimsy instantly brings Dr. Seuss to mind. In fact, I may have to add “whizzpopper” to my own vocabulary (what a fun word to introduce to my niece and nephew!).

As a side note, this audio book was narrated by the tragically departed Natasha Richardson, and she did a wonderful job.

[tellemonstar]

I Loved this when I was a kid - in fact I've read just about all of Roald Dahl's books and loved each of them. There's a delightfully wicked sense of humour throughout all of his novels.