This is a great book that I would use as a teacher for either a novel study or for a piece to participate in when my students transition well. I think this story could bring about good and valuable classroom discussions about how to treat people in all situations in life. I think it would be appropriate for the upper grades within the elementary grades. ( )

Cute and easy read - imaginative as most of Dahl's works tend to be. ( )

Roald Dahl has done it again! After Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, and Matilda, Dahl wrote another wonderful and magical children's story. ( )

The big, friendly giant mixes up his words in a very funny way, which I suspect is aimed more at the adults who read the book rather than the 8-to-12-year-olds for which it was intended. . The story revolves around Sophie, an orphan, who is snatched up out of her bed by a Giant. She can see that he's Big, but she doesn't know he's Friendly until later when she finds out he doesn't intend to eat her after all. They have an adventure together and become good friends. They even get to meat the Queen of England. I would think it is just a wee bit scary for 8-year-olds, what with children getting eaten up by Giants, right out of their beds, but it's pretty funny for adults! ( )

This was a funny story of giants and little girls and the Queen of England. It's also a story about doing the right thing even though it can be scary. ( )