She leads him to Buckingham Palace and the BFG gives the Queen a nightmare containing the man-eating giants. Sophie suggests that the BFG ask the Queen of England to help in imprisoning the other giants. Once in Dream County the BFG shows Sophie how he catches dreams, but while doing so catches a nightmare, which he utilizes to initiate a fight with other giants. They encounter man-eating giants on the way, including the largest, Fleshlumpeater, who is also their leader. The following morning the giant takes the girl to Dream County in order to capture more dreams. The little girl begs the giant not to eat her. This makes him laugh and he tells her that he is not going to eat her, as he is the Big Friendly Giant. He speeds off on foot, carrying her to a cave, and brings her inside.
The giant, however, approaches, picks her up, and takes her through the window. As he notices Sophie, the girl runs to her bed and attempts to hide.
He has with him a suitcase and an object that looks like a trumpet. The BFG opens with young Sophie looking out into the street from her bed in the orphanage in which she lives. In all, Dahl has written nineteen children’s books. British author Roald Dahl first made his mark as a leading writer of children’s literature in 1961, when he published James and the Giant Peach. His subsequent books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Fox, Matilda, and his 1982 novel The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), which was illustrated by Quentin Blake and based on a segment of Dahl’s 1975 book Danny, the Champion of the World. His books have sometimes been viewed as darker than traditional children’s tales, particularly with respect to the revenge that is at times wrought on adults by children.
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