The BFG [SEP] illustrator
The BFG
The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book "Danny, the Champion of the World". The book is dedicated to Dahl's late daughter, Olivia, who died of measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1962. As of 2009, the novel has sold 37 million copies in UK editions alone, with more than 1 million
(front cover illustrator).
- 1986, UK, Methuen, , Pub date Nov 1986, mass market paperback.
- 1987, USA, Bantam Books, , Pub date Apr 1987, mass market paperback.
- 1990, USA, Bantam Books, , Pub date Nov 1990, mass market paperback. Tom Canty (front cover illustrator).
- 1994, USA, Bantam, , Pub date Sep 1994, hardcover. Gary A. Lippincott (illustrator).
- 1997, USA, Easton