The BFG Resources

Here’s a place to visit! The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre lives in Buckinghamshire village, but there are plenty of Dahl fun facts and goodies you can find on its site, no plane ticket needed.

The BFG book has a fan page, and posts quizzes, facts, and art for you to share with your kidlit-loving friends. Which is everyone, right?

A live action movie adaptation whippety-plunks to theaters in 2016. It’s directed by Steven Spielberg, so you know it’s a BFDeal.

On Christmas Day 1989, an animated movie premiered on TV in the UK, featuring the voices of David Jason and Amanda Root. Animation is probably the best way to pull off a whizzpopper.

Here’s a kid-friendly interview with Roald Dahl, where he talked about what he found funny. (Hint: the same things that kids find funny.)

Olivia, the daughter that Dahl dedicated this book to, died at the age of seven. After her death, here’s some writing Roald did encouraging parents to vaccinate their children. Sound familiar? The vaccination debate is still going on today. The awesome writing that goes along with it is just a bonus.

Imagine having Roald Dahl for a dad. One of his daughters, Lucy Dahl, talks about the adventures their father created for them. We’re a little jealous.

That’s probably how the BFG would say “cinematic,” right? Here’s where to watch the teaser trailer for the Steven Spielberg movie. Is this how you pictured the beginning?

The Minute Book Report only gets the basics of The BFG, but the drawings are pretty cool.

This “Whizzpopping Song” from the animated film version may be the best old thing on the internet. What if you sang this every time you farted?

The “Beyond Science” channel explores the idea and traces of evidence that there may have been real giants in ancient history. Convinced? If not, you’re not alone. It’s more of a theory exploration than hard facts.

Wonder what Roald Dahl sounded like? Listen to this clip of him reading his own story to get a taste—we mean, a listen.

You can’t hear the whole book, but you can listen to a sample by audio book narrator David William. How different does this sound from Dahl’s own reading?

How Roald Dahl became an author is a pretty good coincidence story. Listen to him tell it in this 1990 radio interview.

This movie poster of the upcoming Spielberg film definitely leaves us guessing. Not about the sandals though—that giant is definitely stylin’.

On a scale of one to terrifying, how would you rate this puppet Fleshlumpeater almost eating young Sophie? The image is from a play adaptation of The BFG on the Imagination Stage in Washington, D.C.

Here’s a BFG-themed print from Roald Dahl’s best-known illustrator.

These old photos from Roald Dahl’s life give us a sense of what his childhood was like—especially the motorbike he snuck rides on in disguise.