The Bfg

　　在巨人國裡，一般的巨人都長得很高，有十幾公尺，只有一個巨人顯得很矮，僅僅八公尺，所以其他巨人都叫他「小矮子」。十幾公尺的巨人是要吃人的，而小矮子巨人卻是個不吃人的善良巨人，他只吃難吃的臭瓜。但他會製造夢，當別的巨人每天晚上跑到世界各地吃人的時候，他卻悄悄的來到小朋友的窗前，把好夢用小喇叭吹進孩子的腦海裡。可是小朋友從來不知道他的存在。直到有一天，一個名叫蘇菲的小女孩發現了他。他怕她洩漏他的祕密，就把蘇菲帶回了巨人國，藏在自己的洞裡。為了保護蘇菲，他勇敢的和噬血巨人鬥志鬥勇。他還帶蘇菲去夢鄉捕捉甜美的夢，也把噩夢緊緊的封在罐子裡，以免它們嚇到小朋友。他熱情又天真，很聽蘇菲的話，還經常把蘇菲放在他的耳朵裡帶著她飛行。為了阻止其他巨人繼續吃人，他和蘇菲一起為女王調製了一個逼真的夢，成功的說服了女王，最後制服了九個吃人的巨人。原來巨人也具有善良、好學、愛心、平和等人類優美的特質呢。

　　When Sophie is snatched from her bed in the middle of the night by a giant four times as tall as the tallest human, she thinks she is about to be breakfast. But luckily for Sophie, her giant is the only nice and jumbly giant in Giant Country, and the pair are soon thinking of ways to disappear the BFG's nasty neighbours...

　　＊本書中譯版《吹夢巨人》由小天下出版。
 
作者簡介

羅德．達爾 (Roald Dahl)

　　舉世聞名的作家，說起故事來高潮迭起、諷刺幽默、出人意表，但又充滿人性關懷。作品不僅本本暢銷，還改編成電影上映，光是《巧克力冒險工廠》就拍了兩次！《飛天巨桃歷險記》的動畫讓人難忘，很多人對於「小魔女」裡的瑪蒂達更是印象深刻！人們甚至將他的生日（九月十三日）訂為「羅德．達爾日」，他在文壇的重要性不言可喻。

　　The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.

　　His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG. He died in November 1990.