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George's Marvellous Medicine by [Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake]

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"The rule would be this: whatever George saw, if it was runny or powdery or gooey, in it went . . ."

George Kranky's grandma is a grouch. She's always mean to George (and not much nicer to his parents either).

One day, when George is put in charge of giving Grandma her medicine, he wonders if he can come up with his own remedy to try and help Grandma become less of a grump.

Using some rather unusual ingredients, George creates his magic medicine*. But will it stop his grandma from being so horrible . . . or will it shoot sparks out of the top of her head?!

*WARNING: Do NOT try to make George's Marvellous Medicine yourselves at home. It is likely to be extremely dangerous.

Reading age

8 years and up
Print length

141 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Puffin
Publication date

6 September 2007
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978-0241558485
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The best books grow old gracefully. They retain their importance and affect each new generation as powerfully as the one before. These are the titles selected for Puffin Modern Classics. (Julia Eccleshare) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her chronic grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma's in for the surprise of her life-and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture! --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Classic Dahl in an enticing, collectable new format. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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George's grandma is a grizzly, grumpy, selfish old woman with pale brown teeth and a small puckered-up mouth like a dog's bottom. Four times a day she takes a large spoonful of thick brown medicine, but it doesn't seem to do her any good. She's always just as horrid after she's taken it as she was before.

So when George is left alone to look after her one morning, it's just the chance he needs... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The best books grow old gracefully. They retain their importance and affect each new generation as powerfully as the one before. These are the titles selected for Puffin Modern Classics. (Julia Eccleshare) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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When he was at school Roald Dahl received terrible reports for his writing - with one teacher actually writing in his report, 'I have never met a boy who so persistently writes the exact opposite of what he means. He seems incapable of marshalling his thoughts on paper!' After finishing school Roald Dahl, in search of adventure, travelled to East Africa to work for a company called Shell. In Africa he learnt to speak Swahili, drove from diamond mines to gold mines, and survived a bout of malaria where his temperature reached 105.5 degrees (that's very high!). With the outbreak of the Second World War Roald Dahl joined the RAF. But being nearly two metres tall he found himself squashed into his fighter plane, knees around his ears and head jutting forward. Tragically of the 20 men in his squadron, Roald Dahl was one of only three to survive. Roald wrote about these experiences in his books Boy and Going Solo. Later in the war Roald Dahl was sent to America. It was there that he met famous author C.S. Forester (author of the Captain Hornblower series) who asked the young pilot to write down his war experiences for a story he was writing. Forester was amazed by the result, telling Roald 'I'm bowled over. Your piece is marvellous. It is the work of a gifted writer. I didn't touch a word of it.' (an opinion which would have been news to Roald's early teachers!). Fore --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002VISNF8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin (6 September 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 29559 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0141323051

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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.

His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG.

He died in November 1990.

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Reviewed in Australia on 24 April 2018

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I give this book 4 stars as i think that through ever chapter there is Fun,Excitment and most of all laughs. his books are getting stranger and stranger. it is perfect for people young and old. It is put to gether into a injoyable book. it is Rould Dahls imagination and excitment that makes him one of my favorite authors. He must keep writing magnificent stories. The only proplem i belive is that his chapters are too short. it is ok for younger readers but when a good story ends its hard for me to find another good book. so if he could make his chapters longer it would make more injoyment last longer. but altogether its a fantastic story for all ages. Thanks Rould Dahl!

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Reviewed in Australia on 22 August 2019

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This isn't my favourite Roald Dahl book but I still enjoyed it. I have a grandmother who can be painful sometimes so it was quite fun to imagine doing this to her! I always like reading Dahl and I hope to be able to share that love with my own children one day.

Great funny story

Reviewed in Australia on 8 July 2020

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Bought this for my 8 year old son. I remember reading it and thought it was funny. He loved it too. Great book to read.

Clear and easy reading .

Reviewed in Australia on 22 May 2021

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My son was able to read this book easily. He liked the book because he made a medicine for grandma . Grandma And grandmas are important.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 May 2020

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This is a really good book and I would recommend buying it because it is a really good so go on and buy it

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2020

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Was a very short book but it had my son giggling and he enjoyed it.

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2019

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Gift for grandchild. They love Royal Dahl books and thoroughly enjoyed this one.

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Reviewed in Australia on 2 September 2015

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I give George's marvellous medicine four out of five stars. It is an excellent classic that will be loved by all ages.

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DrTim

These are cheap looking paperbacks, not the new larger paperbacks with colour pictures.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2019

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I bought some nice paperbacks in store with colour pictures and high quality paper. I assumed that these would be the same as they have the same cover design and are listed as paperback. They are not. They are similar in price but these are poor quality paper versions with badly printed black and white pictures.

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Review written by my 10 year old.......he did read it after all :)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2022

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George's Marvellous Medicine

George's Marvellous Medicine is a great and exciting book focusing on George making medicine for his Grandma. He used very bad ingredients (which I'm here to say DO NOT MAKE GEORGE'S MEDICINE, IT COULD BE DANGEROUS) and that statement is in the book as well.

The best character is Grandma. She's a wicked person who wants to (sort of) frighten George, and George never liked her. She's a little nasty to him, and makes him do all of the stuff around the house. But when his parents are home, she never makes him do anything.

The best part of the story is when George gives Grandma the medicine. The results were "worth waiting for." Another good part was when Grandma starting to grow. One point she was taller than the house, then later on she shrunk and disappeared.

Overall excellent story. Highly recommend.

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Mr Ninja

Just how I remember it .. oh and the kid also love it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2020

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Make sure you read the warning at the begining of the book to avoid any issues with kids trying to make their own medicine for you !!! This book was first read over 40 years ago by me ... and its just as I remember it. My own kids are 6 and 8, they loved every moment of it. We have already been through it twice since it arrived and we love it. It also two preview chapters of "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" to entice you into buying that .... it worked .... we love this book .. its super funny for kids and adults. Enjoy

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A. Davies

Childish delight

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2018

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For kids, this book is amazing. You have a mean, grumpy grandma, so you FIX IT with MAGIC by doing something NONE OF THE ADULTS EVER THOUGHT TO TRY.

"He wasn’t going to fool about wondering whether to put in a little bit of this or a little bit of that. Quite simply, he was going to put in EVERYTHING he could find. There would be no messing about, no hesitating, no wondering whether a particular thing would knock the old girl sideways or not. The rule would be this: whatever he saw, if it was runny or powdery or gooey, in it went. Nobody had ever made a medicine like that before."

For an adult, the thrill isn't quite there, but I read the whole thing on one train journey and it was as good a way as any of forgetting where I was till my station showed up. Childish delight throughout - delight in words, and language, and absurd situations. Worth a look.

PS - to those wondering whether this is appropriate for children, it's exactly the same as a Looney Tunes cartoon for me. Outrageous slapstick that'll get them laughing.

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hester.g

Funny and endearing Roald Dahl story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 December 2019

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If you haven't read this book you haven't lived. Every child should read this. Loved by boys and girls alike. Funny story about a young boy who has a grumpy, mean grandma who he invents a special medicine for her, which results in some fantastic results. Reading ability for a 7/8 year old depending on ability.

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