The BFG
By Roald Dahl
Orphan Sophie befriends a kind giant, learns about dreams and giant ways, and together they stop the other giants from eating children.
Worksheets
Sophie finds out the BFG must keep her hidden, learns about his strange food and kind heart, escapes danger from another giant, and has fun trying frobscottle that makes them whizzpop.
Sophie, a curious orphan, is snatched from her bed by a giant in the middle of the night, but to her relief she discovers he is the Big Friendly Giant, who refuses to eat humans and instead shares stories about the strange world of giants.
Class 1
Class 2
Sophie sneaks with the BFG past the other giants, learns about their scary ways of catching humans, and helps him catch both wonderful and terrible dreams in Dream Country.
Class 3
Sophie learns more about the BFG’s magical dreams, sees how he uses them to teach and entertain, and together they plan to stop the other giants by making the Queen of England dream about them.
Class 4
The BFG mixes a special nightmare for the Queen, travels with Sophie to London, and delivers it to her, leading the Queen to believe Sophie and welcome her into the palace.
Class 5
Sophie explains the BFG is kind, and the Queen hosts a grand breakfast for them, enjoying frobscottle and confirming with world leaders that the giants are real before calling in her army and air force.
