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Unlike the Big Friendly Giant’s ears, this exhibition of original drawings – some on display for the first time – is pretty tiny, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in charm. Quentin Blake himself has provided text for the labels (he is the gallery’s founder, after all), meaning they’re extra loveable and a little fact-light, but the joy here is being able to almost press your nose up to the beautiful illustrations that are so familiar and yet still so exciting to look at.
The two-dozen-odd frames include a guide to drawing the BFG, and there’s a colouring table with a wonderful activity sheet for smaller visitors, drawn by Blake, which is a good thing as they would find the exhibition itself fairly dry. But as a grown-up who wants to relive the magic of Dahl’s stories it’s hard not to get excited about the first ever drawings of a snozzcumber.