Children's · Fantasy
The BFG
A young orphan is carried off in the night by a giant who turns out to be kind. Together they set out to stop larger, nastier giants who prey on children.
- First published
- 1982
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like silly invented words, dream-catching and a friendship between a small girl and a huge, bumbling giant.
Skip this if you want a story without any mild peril or a lot of gross-out humour.
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