I love The BFG by Roald Dahl — it’s one of my all-time favorite books for the story, characters, and amazing use of language. The book is beautiful, charming, imaginative, and surprising — a true classic.
Tonight, I learned something that endeared the book to me even more (if that were possible). Apparently, a little girl named Amy sent Roald Dahl a bottle of colored water, oil, and glitter — saying it was “dream in a bottle.”
The incident sparked Dahl’s imagination, resulting in the novel The BFG (a.k.a Big Friendly Giant) — and he wrote Amy the following letter to thank her for the inspiration.
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