![]() ![]() He carries a suitcase full of glass jars and at each window selects one, pours the sweet-smelling, multi-colored contents into a long trumpet he uses to disperse the ethereal matter into these bedrooms. Life in the orphanage is lonely until one night Sophie spies a very thin, large-eared giant moving from window to window. The BFG is the story of a young, orphaned English girl named Sophie. Yay! Mark Rylance will voice the Big Friendly Giant, and other actors include Tom Hardy, Bill Hader, and Jemaine Clement-quite the cast! You can watch the teaser-trailer here. In case you were not aware, Steven Spielberg is adapting the children's story to film and it's set for release July 1, 2016. How could I help but love books about a dream-bestowing, odd-talking giant and a young boy who grew up in a gypsy wagon? A couple of months ago when I found out The BFG is hitting the big screen later this year, I reread it once again. While I devotedly read all of his books, I read and reread these two the most by far. Without question, my favorite Roald Dahl books growing up were The BFG and Danny, Champion of the World. ![]()
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