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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.

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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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Book Description

Classic Dahl in an enticing, collectable new format. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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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 the hardcover edition.

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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 the paperback edition.

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On Saturday morning George is stuck with looking after his ancient, incredibly mean grandmother. As the old woman alternately insults and scares him, George decides to give her a new kind of medicine. Using every liquid, powder, and pill he can find, George makes a concoction destined to change the family and several hens. Richard E. Grant fluidly changes from a good-natured boy pushed too far to the nastiest old lady imaginable to a hyperactive father with a brogue to a sensible mother wanting only peace and quiet. The written story is fun. The story as performed by Grant is marvelous. J.M.P. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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one 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 out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER.

Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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“A magic medicine it shall be!”

George sat himself down at the table in the kitchen. He was shaking a little. Oh, how he hated Grandma! He really hated that horrid old witchy woman. And all of a sudden he had a tremendous urge to do something about her. Something whopping. Something absolutely terrific. A real shocker. A sort of explosion.

“I’m not going to be frightened by her,” he said softly to himself. But he was frightened. And that’s why he wanted suddenly to explode her away.

Well…not quite away. But he did want to shake the old woman up a bit.

Very well, then. What should it be, this whopping terrific exploding shocker for Grandma?

As George sat there pondering this interesting problem, his eye fell upon the bottle of Grandma’s brown medicine standing on the sideboard. Rotten stuff it seemed to be…and it didn’t do her the slightest bit of good. She was always just as horrid after she’d had it as she’d been before.

So-ho! thought George suddenly. I shall make her a new medicine, one that is so strong and so fierce and so fantastic it will either cure her completely or blow off the top of her head.

“Here we go, then!” cried George, jumping up from the table. “A magic medicine it shall be!”

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002VISNF8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin (6 September 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 29559 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages

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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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kapil jain

That George doesn't want to kill grandma but cure herher

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 30 October 2022

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I like this book, because it is humourfull, surprising and a bit slugy when grandma talks

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Summah

Worth it!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 1 August 2022

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My 6 yrs old is a big fan of Roald Dahl and he loves this book.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 March 2021

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This book is absolutely AMAZING. When I first saw this book I was like "Huh looks boring" But when I saw the reviews I guessed it would be a good book, AND IT WAS. I really hated George's grandma but was happy when she disappeared, but how did she disappear? Well, that's what you have to find out (Plus my name is Rishi and I am 9 years old)

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Shugufat

This book is so funny and interesting, i literally read it in a day!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 April 2022

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It is amazing!!!!!

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Aan

Good book for children who loves stories

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 July 2021

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Good story... children will surely love it. It will make an interest to read in children. My son loved this book very well. Actually he is not interested in reading...but this book I gave him as his birthday gift... he completed it within 2 days.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 18 August 2021

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Good Book for Children's mental health

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 28 August 2021

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It's a truly marvellous and enjoyable story book as told by my 8 years old kid.

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Anupama Chatterjee

A Medicine of Causes Drunkenness

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 January 2021

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It's my first book of Ŕoald Dahl. And I became his fan in this one day and bought two more novels by Roald Dahl.

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Fudge

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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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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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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EC W

Great multi-voiced recording for ages 4 and over

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 January 2011

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This is a cracking story, designed to catch any small boy's attention. It is very well done with songs, sound effects and a good cast of character voices.

My 5 year old giggled with delight as the narrator egged George on as he adds more and more wacky things to his grandma's new medicine ("Horseradish?" Excellent! "Curry powder?" Brilliant!). I have now listened to it 3 times and can report that I am quite happy to do so several times more. The same can't be said for other audiobooks we have ...

At an hour long, it probably covers most car journeys you are likely to do. My only warning would be that the Grandma really is quite a scarey character, so might not be suitable for very young children or right before bedtime. She shouts quite a range of nasty things ("You horrible little worm!") and George thinks very nasty things back ("Miserable old cow!"). My 5 year old has yet to shout any of these things himself, but I am sure he will once he knows the story backwards. Still, I supose there are worse things he could be saying!!

Your next step from this would be James and the Giant Peach. The same company of actors does a version, also avaliable on Amazon. It's the same little boy as the lead part. Makes perfect sense to my kids.

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