The BFG by Roald Dahl is one of my all-time favorite books for the story, characters, and amazing use of language. The book was inspired by a little girl named Amy, who 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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I remember being enchanted with this book when I was a kid. For some reason I can only really remember the beginning bit about the witching hour though. The rest is a distant memory. I now have a two year old son, so in a few years I hope to get reacquanted with the book!
What are everyone elses favourite Roald Dahl books?
BFG is by far my favorite. I also like Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The Twits.