- For other uses of the abbreviation, see BFG.
The BFG is a children's book by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, first published in 1982. It is about an orphan girl called Sophie (thought to have been inspired by Dahl's granddaughter Sophie Dahl) who finds herself in a land full of giants.
The BFG ("Big Friendly Giant") himself doesn't eat children. Sophie becomes the BFG's friend and they work to rid the world of the nasty human-eating giants.
The BFG is also mentioned in Dahl's earlier children's book Danny the Champion of the World , in which he features in a bed-time story told to the protagonist by his father.
An animated movie based on the book was released in 1989 with David Jason doing the voice for the BFG and Amanda Root doing the voice for Sophie.
The nine human-eating giants in the story are:
The Fleshlumpeater,
The Bonecruncher,
The Manhugger,
The Childchewer,
The Meatdripper,
The Gizzardgulper,
The Maidmasher,
The Bloodbottler, and
The Butcher Boy.
