The Bfg: Illustrated by Quentin Blake -- Roald Dahl

<p>Roald Dahl's beloved novel hits the big screen in July 2016 in a major motion picture adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg from Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. <p/>When Sophie is snatched from her orphanage bed by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), she fears she will be eaten. But instead the two join forces to vanquish the nine other far less gentle giants who threaten to consume earth's children. This beautiful hardcover gift edition of Dahl's classic features the original illustrations by Quentin Blake, as well as a silk ribbon marker, acid-free paper, gilt stamping on a full-cloth cover, decorative endpapers, and a sewn binding. <p/></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Roald Dahl<br><b>Publisher:</b> Everyman's Library<br><b>Published:</b> 11/02/1993<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.99lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.26h x 6.43w x 0.78d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780679428138<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 6<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>5058 / Bfg<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Roald Dahl</b> (1916-1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in <i>Boy</i>, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to 'a wonderful faraway place'. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent h