Most giants like to eat people. They have various preferences for the type of person and will snatch them during the night to eat. The BFG is the exception. He is a Big Friendly Giant. He likes to eat plants and other animals instead of people. One day he captures a girl. He doesn't plan to eat her. However, he can't let her go back because she has seen him.
We get to know the personality of the giant. He has trouble with words, often saying one word when he means another. He also has a number of "giant terms". There are different animals and plants that don't exist in our world. They all have ridiculous sounding words. The book is filled with all of the misspoken and made up words, but is never hard to understand.
The BFG likes to capture dreams. The girl and the BFG decide to use the dream skill to help the Queen to understand what the other giants are up to. She dreams about giants, and then reads about kids getting stolen. They are then able to make a plan to capture the giant.
The book is filled with plenty of silliness as the giant tries to communicate with humans. Their cultures are very different, with challenges ranging from size requirements to "farting music", not to mention all the vocabulary and communications issues. The plot is the icing on the cake.
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