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The BFG

The BFG

ISBN: 0142410381

Category: Classics , Adventure
Age Groups: Ages 3-5 , Ages 6-8
Author(s): Raold Dahl
Illustrator(s): Quentin Blake




The BFG--Big Friendly Giant--kidnaps Sophie from her bed in the orphanage and takes her back to Giantland where she becomes involved in a scheme to end the loathsome activities of nine evil giants.

This is a classic book that is great for a child who is an early reader.

Featured Activities
An Appreciative Audience
Since you can't always drop what you're doing every time an enthusiastic young reader feels like opening a book, help the child find another audience.

Book-nic
This reading activity is great for getting out of the house! Have a book-nic at your local park.

Match My Sounds
Listening for and saying sounds in words will help your child to learn that spoken words are made up of sounds, which gets him ready to match spoken sounds to written letters—an important first step