The BFG by Roald Dahl

The Locale: Perri and TJ’s Home

The Book: The BFG is a silly story of a little girl, Sophie, who is stolen by a giant out of her orphanage bed. The big friendly giant (BFG) collects dreams and blows them into the air as children are sleeping. The BFG and Sophie continue on an adventure together that saves the "human beans." Full of made-up words and funny subject matter, this book is easy to read and fun for the whole family. (Thanks, Creamer Blog)

The Fun: The girls had oodles of fun discussing this book and doing the hands-on activities created by Perri & TJ.  In “The BFG” Word Activity, the discussed Roald Dahl’s love of inventing new words. Using a table of words, the girls created their own words. This activity was Fantastic...or in the newly created words of the girls...Flumrara, Ficleup, Bizzfogugglingflep, Guzzly, Bizzjungingly, Bizzingful!!!! Knowing that the BFG could make a person dream absolutely anything-- “like mixing a cake” --the girls created their written recipes to dream anything they wanted. Once they wrote their recipe, they moved to the kitchen table to actually make their dreams in a jar--lots of ooky, gooky fun!

Dream Recipe 

by Olivia 

1/4 cup of Romance 

3/4 cup of Comedy 

2 cups of Presents & Gifts 

1/3 cup of Halloween 

2 pints of Friends 

3 pints of Family 

1/2 of Beauty

My Dream 

by Smith 

I am eating sausage in a box with a pouffy jacket on, 

and the sausage is not spicy at all. 

Suddenly, I am in a gigantic house made of M&Ms and sausage. 

I have a lifetime amount of all my favorite foods. 

My dream ends with me having blueberry muffins.

The Food:

• Frobscottle...YUMMY! 
• Along with sandwiches and various munchies 
• Did I menttion Frobscottle???

The Vote: Cassie presented her three FOUR books.

• Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary 
• School of Fear by Louis Gitty Deneshavari 
• The Mother Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick 
• Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt 

After the votes were counted, the winner was The School of Fear.

Up Next: The City of Ember at Emma & Diana’s on December 4th.

Who Presents Next: Both Odessa and Megan should be prepared to bring books to our January meeting. Odessa would be up first, then Megan.

Changes/Updates:
Mom’s decided that book choices should be emailed a week or so before the meeting, giving girls time to weigh their decisions and giving those, unable to attend, a chance to submit votes via email or phone.

Welcome back Odessa and AiYing!