The story is about a little girl named Sophie, a name inspired by the author’s granddaughter Sophie Dahl; Roald’s mother was Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg Dahl. One night when Sophie can’t fall asleep during the “witching hour”, she sees a giant blowing something into the bedroom windows down the street. The giant notices her; although she tries to hide in her bed, he reaches through the window and carries her away to his home in giant country.
