Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Puffin Books (1984), 207 pages
Description
Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
Awards
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 1989)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Winner — 1989)
Bluestem Award (2nd Place — 2011)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 1986)
The Children's Book Award (Winner — 1983)
WAYRBA: Western Australia Young Readers Book Award (Winner — Younger Readers — 1985)
Kanga Awards (1994)
Gouden Griffel (Zilveren — 1984)
Waterstones Books of the Century (97 — 1997)
Language
Original publication date
1982
Physical description
208 p.
ISBN
0140315977 / 9780140315974