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  • The BFG

  • Written by: Roald Dahl
  • Narrated by: David Walliams
  • Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

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The BFG

Written by: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: David Walliams
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Publisher's Summary

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian... [His] stories work better in audio than in print.” (The New York Times

Captured by a giant! 

The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants - rather than the BFG - she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her! 

Now a Steven Spielberg film! 

©1982 Roald Dahl (P)2013 Penguin Audio

What the critics say

"Versatile British actor David Walliams pulls out all the stops from his vocal repertoire to create a romping narration of this children's classic. There’s no voice too big or too small for him.... The four-plus hours whiz by with whimsy and inspired fun. Whether you’re a child or a child at heart, you’ll have a wopsy, splendiferous time." (AudioFile Magazine)

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  • 2021-08-01

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This story was really good and a bit scary at the end if you are listening to before bed.
~ 9 yo

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Sooo good

The first time I heard that word was in a book about the war on terror in the United Kingdom in which the first person was killed was in an American war in the United

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I have listened to this book every night

This is one of the best audiobooks I’ve ever listen to and I’ve listen to it like 1000 times Highly recommend it

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Awsome

I love this story. My kids and me have listen to it millions of times (ones 12 and ones 10) Roald Dahl is a great writer.

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I'm not gobblefunking!

Truly and wonderful book and expertly read by David Walliams. My son and I have listened to it so many times we can both do it verbatim (he's 6 by the way). I particularly like that it's unabridged so now he is able to follow along with the book and improve his reading speed as well. Other people might wonder at our vocabulary but as far as I'm concerned they is the one's speaking uckyslush!

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BFG was great!!!!!!

Shared this book with my son and it was awesome. the narration and sound effects were fantastic.

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Again Please

A 5 and 8 year old and this Mama listened to this for two days doing perler beading craft. Loved everything about it !. We highly recommend.

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