Oh I just finished a wonderful book by Roald Dahl, The BFG. This book has been hanging around my classroom library for several years, but I've never taken the time to read it. Why did I wait so long? What a delumptious book! For my after school class, my kids wrote descriptions of some of the giants in this book, including Bonecruncher, Childchewer, and Fleshlumpeater. My favorite scene is where the queen of England has breakfast with the Big Friendly Giant. Her butler, Mr. Tibbs, creates a giant-sized table out of grandfather clocks and a pingpong table. Vivid images, hilarious dialogue, whimsy and whim (and add a dash of horror)--this is a great children's book.
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