Here are some facts about Roald Dahl’s The BFG.
- BFG is an acronym for Big Friendly Giant.
- The BFG was first published by Jonathan Cape in 1982.
- The book was illustrated by Quentin Blake.
- Roald Dahl dedicated the book to his daughter, Olivia, who died of in 1962 at the age of 7.
- The book was turned into an animated TV movie in 1989. David Jason voiced the BFG.
- In 2016, Stephen Spielberg directed a live-action movie adaptation starring Mark Rylance as the BFG.
- The character BFG first appeared in Danny, the Champion of the World as a character in a bedtime story told to Danny by his father.
- In the first drafts of the story, the character of Sophie was called Jody. He changed the name, naming the character after his grand-daughter, Sophie Dahl.
- The language spoken by the BFG is called gobblefunk. Roald Dahl created more than 200 words and phrases for the BFG to say.
- Roald Dahl liked The BFG more than most of his other books.
- The BFG’s shoes were based on Norwegian sandals worn by Roald Dahl.
- It is thought that the BFG character was partly inspired by Roald Dahl’s builder, Wally Saunders.
- The BFG has been adapted for the stage by David Wood.
- The book has sold more than 35 million copies.
