A measured embrace of the deep menace in Dahl’s words is why this long-time-coming adaptation of his 1982 book “The BFG” not only succeeds, but shines. It’s not just some pleasant romp ...

Dedicated to Roald Dahl’s late daughter Olivia, who died of measles encephalitis at the age of 7, The BFG, maybe more than any other Dahl book, offers children an escape from reality in which ...

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The giants' unwieldy names and unpleasant habits are taken straight from Dahl's book, and they represent ... at least sound pretty ghastly. But The BFG plays them more like schoolyard bullies ...

Roald Dahl famously loathed all the movie adaptations of his books, including the 1971 classic ... Mr. Fox” and Steven Spielberg’s “The BFG,” which opens this weekend.

Now that Roald Dahl’s 1982 novel The BFG has finally been transformed into a big screen feature film courtesy of Disney and director Steven Spielberg, one aspect of the book that has delighted ...

So if you catch "The BFG" in theaters, make sure to pick up the book to read aloud as well. Clara Martin works for Lemuria Books.

Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s book The BFG is marching up USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list as anticipation builds for Steven Spielberg’s movie adaptation, opening July 1. The BFG (which ...

"There's more quirky, odd dialogue in the book, but you get highlights of each conversation," he explained. "They've cut out some of the funny things that The BFG says about human beings and how ...

Based on Roald Dahl's 1982 children's book, "The BFG" (which stands for The Big Friendly Giant) tells the imaginative story of a young girl named Sophie and the Giant who introduces her to the ...