The BFG — Reading Guide

Before You Read

• Have you ever had a dream so vivid it felt real? What was it about?
• What would you do if you saw a giant outside your window one night?

While You Read

• Why does the BFG speak in such a muddled, mixed-up way? Does it make you like him more or less?
• What makes the BFG different from the other giants? Why do they bully him?
• How does Sophie feel about the BFG changing from chapter to chapter?
• Why do you think the Queen believes Sophie immediately?

After You Finish

• The BFG says at the end that he is writing the book you have just read. Why do you think Dahl ends it this way?
• Is there anyone in your own life who is treated differently because they are 'not like everyone else'? What does this book make you think about that?
• Invent your own Gobblefunk word and explain what it means.

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