The BFG

                                                                             The BFG

            For my second book, I chose a book that I read when I was in third grade. This book gave me nightmares for months, and honestly scared me to death. The book is called The Big Friendly Giant by Ronald Dahl.  You would think by the name that this book would be a great children’s book, and for many children it is. I am that exception, I hated reading this story because I was so scared of the content of this book. This book is about a little girl named Sophie who finds out about the giants by accident. Sophie is taken by the BFG to keep the giants a secret. No one in the human world knows about the giants, so she is taken to be kept quiet. The BFG stands for the big friendly giant. While all of the other giants eat children, the BFG does not. The BFG eats snozzcucumbers even though he thinks they taste very bad. While the other giants are out eating children, the BFG spends his nights blowing dreams into the children’s ears.  After finding out that the giants are going to England to eat the children, Sophie decides that they must be stopped. Together, Sophie and the BFG come up with a plan to stop the giants from eating any more people.            This book falls into the genre of fantasy. This book belongs in this genre for many reasons. The main reason that this book belongs in the genre of fantasy is because giants are not real. Some other reasons are that the giants eat children, the BFG collects dreams and nightmares in a bottle, and that humans and giants live in separate worlds. The author does an amazing job at creating this different world. He creates these giants to get into the minds of children, and also the BFG to show they aren't all bad.
            The first project that I would have to go along with this book would be to have the students write a story. I would have the students pick a certain point in the book and they would have to expand the scene or add something entirely of their own.  I think this would be a great way for the children to practice their writing skills, and to get their imaginations working. The second project I would have the students do is to create their own giant. In this story there are 9 giants. All of the giants have their own name and personality. I would have the students create their own giant including a name, personality, and what they would look like.            This is a great story for kids to read. It is one of the classics that all kids should read because it is good. When I first read this book, I was terrified. I thought giants were going to come into my room and eat my bones. Ronald Dahl described a world so well that I was terrified. After reading the book again, I realize it is a good book to read and hope all students get the chance.

Dahl, Roald, and Quentin Blake. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1982. Print.