Quentin, 78, famously illustrated all of Roald ... and incredibly powerful – merely looking at a picture of the BFG holding Sophie in the palm of his hand is enough to whisk us straight back ...

However these boots made the BFG look rather fierce. The inspiration for alternative footwear came when Roald Dahl sent the illustrator Quentin Blake his Norwegian sandal- it was perfect.

And they come together in order to beat the bullies, basically the bad giants who are eating children,” says Evans. The kindhearted title character BFG stands well apart from the nine nasty ...