The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is a 1982 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 novel Danny, the Champion of the World. The book is dedicated to Dahl's oldest daughter, Olivia, who had died of measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1962. [1]

The BFG (titled onscreen as Roald Dahl's The BFG) is a 2016 fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and based on Roald Dahl's 1982 novel of the same name.

The BFG: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement. An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Jul 1, 2016 · Disney presents a Roald Dahl classic directed by Steven Spielberg. In an imaginative tale filled with magic, wonder and unexpected friendship, a young girl is launched on an enormous adventure when she crosses paths with a …

Nov 1, 1982 · When Sophie hears that they are flush-bunking off in England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her! 199 pages, Paperback. First published November 1, 1982.

A young orphan meets up with a kind giant who's supposed to eat her but instead protects her from some truly horrible giants who terrorize them both. Watch trailers & learn more.

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In July 1983, Sophie, a ten-year-old girl who lives in a London orphanage, stays awake reading through the nights due to her insomnia. At three in the morning, or what she calls the "witching hour", she sees an elderly giant outside of her window. The …

When a lonely but precocious 10-year-old girl befriends a mysterious giant, she is whisked away into the wonders, and perils, of Giant Country. She soon learns that not all giants are friendly, and she must partner with her 24-foot companion to stop the man-eating giants once and for all.