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If the BFG isn't really allowed to go to the human bean world in broad daylight, where did he get the glass jars from?

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We just finished Chapters 4 and 5. Here are some thoughts from my students:
What are in the jars on the shelves in the cave?
What does the giant eat instead of humans?
My students thought his language/grammar was weird and funny.
They laughed about his comparisons to people in different countries and how they tasted.
Looking forward to more from the BFG!

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Hello from 3rd grade in Collingswood, NJ

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Hello from 3rd grade in Collingswood, NJ

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We just finished reading The Marvelous Ears and was amazed to learn that the BFG can hear "ants chittering, spiders singing, and cattlepiddlers arguing over who's going to be the most beautiful butterfly". Here's a picture of us during another read aloud.

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We just finished Ch. 3. My students want to know why the giant would take Sophie? We are excited to keep reading!

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4th Graders from Bellwood Elementary in Richmond, Virginia

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4th Graders from Bellwood Elementary in Richmond, Virginia

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We are wondering if he uses his ears to fly. Does he have powers?

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The words the giant uses make us laugh.
We are worried Sophie may never go home.
We learned that the Giant isn't really a giant in The Giant Land.
We hope Sophie and the Giant become friends.
Today we started writing to our pen pals in Toronto, Canada!
Hi Mrs. Giovennetti's Class!

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Greetings from Carrollton, Texas USA! We are feeling nervous for Sophie! We are also wondering what is in all the jars! Can't wait to find out what happens next.

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We are a group of 45 3/4 students. Some of things we talked about "I have a picture in my head about what I think is going to happen." Scarlett. "Maggie says that the author uses really descriptive words to describe the giant." Alexia predicts that "the Butcher Boy will come to sell her body but the BFG will protect her."

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Ms. Giovannetti's Gr. 5 class in Toronto, Ontario

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Ms. Giovannetti's Gr. 5 class in Toronto, Ontario

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We love reading the BFG! One of our favourite parts was when the BFG was talking about how different human beans taste! We thought this was funny!

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We are from River Falls, WI and are wondering when it will snow here. It has started to get cold and the leaves are turning colors, but no snow yet. We never know if it will start in October, November, or December?

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We are from River Falls, WI and are wondering when it will snow here. It has started to get cold and the leaves are turning colors, but no snow yet. We never know if it will start in October, November, or December?

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We are from River Falls, WI and we felt afraid during that part. We have talked about being afraid of the unknown. Do you ever feel that way?

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We sometimes feel just like Sophie did, but with our friends. We get frustrated because we don't understand, have you ever felt that way?

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We sometimes feel just like Sophie did, but with our friends. We get frustrated because we don't understand, have you ever felt that way?

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We are a group of 20 2nd graders from Manvel, Texas. One of our favorite parts of the book so far is when the BFG snatches Sophie from her house!

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We were laughing at the way the Giant speaks to Sophie, too. We think Sophie will be spotted by one of the bigger giants. Maybe she will get eaten.
We like the similes in the story, like "nose... as sharp as a knife".

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Mrs. Israelsen's 3rd Graders from Richmond, VA!

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Mrs. Israelsen's 3rd Graders from Richmond, VA!

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We love thinking about the BFG's ears. We think his ears hear small sounds. His ears can hear far away sounds and they can move!

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This chapter was very funny to us. We laughed and laughed at the way the giant speaks to Sophie.

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Roald Dahl's fantastical stories have captivated the imaginations of children across the globe for decades. The latest Steven Spielberg big-screen reimagining brings to life one of Dahl's most cherished tales, "The BFG."

But imagine what it must have been like growing up in that world, a world of make-believe.

Lucy Dahl doesn't have to. As daughter to the famous author, she had a front row seat.

CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata spoke to Lucy at a Roald Dahl tour for children in London celebrating 100 years since the author's birth.

"So you were the original audience for the BFG?" D'Agata asked her.

"The BFG was one of us. The BFG lived under the orchard that was beyond our garden. ... He lived there, he slept there, he concocted his dreams," Lucy said.

She grew up in an idyllic cottage in a little village outside the capital, where nearby woodland was home to the "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "James and the Giant Peach" and other friends.

Every night, Lucy said, her father would tell her and her sister, Ophelia, bedtime stories -- rough drafts of the tales that would one day make it into print.

"He told us later on that if we would say at the end of a 20 minute story, 'All right, thanks, 'night,' it wasn't a very good idea. If we said, 'No, no, no, no, please, please! Go on, go on, go on! Tell us some more tomorrow!' then he would think, 'Hmm, I'm on to something!' That was what happened with the 'BFG,'" Lucy said.

Like everything else in little Lucy's world, the Big Friendly Giant was not wholly fictional.

"This is Wally Saunders," Lucy described, holding a photo of a man. "And he was our great family friend. When Quentin Blake was drawing the BFG, my dad said, 'Quentin, it's not quite right, hold on one second,' and he went outside and he called to Wally. Wally came in and dad said, 'Quentin, look at this man, look at his fantastic features. Look at this ears, look at his nose."

But Dahl's subject matter was definitely not all sweetness and light.

"There is a hint of darkness in your father's stories," D'Agata pointed out.

"Without question, yes," Lucy said.

"Because there has to be?" D'Agata asked.

"Children like to be scared a little bit. Not much. Not enough for nightmares. They don't like everything to be lovely all of the time. So there's a very fine imaginary line to the dark side and not the dark side. You go as dark gray as you possible can and then you stop," Lucy said.

Which is why, in Roald Dahl's world, even giants lurking in the shadows can be friendly.

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Roald Dahl's daughter on when "The BFG" was a bedtime story

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Roald Dahl's fantastical stories have captivated the imaginations of children across the globe for decades. The latest Steven Spielberg big-screen reimagining brings to life one of Dahl's most cherished tales, "The BFG." But imagine what it must have been like growing up in that world, a world of make-believe.

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Our class includes 27 students in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. We have just finished reading The BFG and are loving the words, like scrumdiddlyumptious and uckyslush.

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We are 16 students from St.Paul, Alberta, Canada. It snowed all weekend and about 1 inch of snow. It was our Thanksgiving too this weekend. We finished Chapter 4 today and we are excited to see what happens next for Sophie.

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We live in River Falls, WI. We just finished the chapter called, BFG!

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We go to school in Garden City, New York...It's on Long Island!

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We LOVE Emojis and GO NOODLE!

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As you can see we LOVE emojis!

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We have already read the first four chapters. We are frightened for Sophie! EEK. We would not want to be in that dark cave with the giant!

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We have already read the first four chapters. We are frightened for Sophie! EEK. We would not want to be in that dark cave with the giant!

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We are excited that we have friends in Canada and in Texas that are reading too.

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Today we learned about Roald Dahl and started to think about great questions! We can't wait to connect with other fourth graders.....

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Today we learned about Roald Dahl and started to think about great questions! We can't wait to connect with other fourth graders.....