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'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams Roald Dahl is the world's NUMBER ONE storyteller- the perfect author for every young reader's library! George Kranky's Grandma is a miserable grouch. George really hates that horrid old witchy woman.
One Saturday morning, George is in charge of giving Grandma her medicine.
So-ho! Ah-ha! Ho-hum! George knows exactly what to do.
A magic medicine* it will be. One that will either cure her completely . . . or blow off the top of her head. *WARNING: Do not try to make George's Marvellous Medicine yourselves at home. It could be dangerous. Now you can listen to GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.

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9780141365503
  • ISBN: 9780141365503
  • Pub Date: 11th February 2016
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 128

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20th February '19
I read it to AliaP aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
We read this at bedtime over a week and loved every minute, we laughed at all the ingredients George added to his medicine and discussed what they would be like. We enjoyed Grandma's character and how she was horrible to George and her reaction to all the medicine.
We were instantly drawn into the story and could relate to the characters, Roald Dahl is such a wonderful story teller we would recommend to everyone to read and reread this book. 
13th October '18
I read it to Wolverine13 aged 4 aged 4
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5 stars
My 4 year old absolutely adored this story from start to finish. He giggled and squealed all the way through. 
It was so enjoyable for me to read (again) and to hear his excitement matching mine for this wonderful author!! He couldn't wait for bedtime each night to hear a little more and we read it easily in 3 or 4 days. I have and always will recommend Roald Dahl. 
20th February '17
I read it to Madmoo aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
This was a favourite book of mine when I was a child and is now a favourite of my daughters too. We love the way that Roald Dahl describes all of the weird and wonderful ingredients that go into the medicine and we find the book very funny. 
11th November '18
rsa read it themselves aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
This is a hilarious book. I thought it was very funny what happened to the chickens after they had some of George's medicine. It is not something that you see everyday. George is very smart. The Grandma got the ending that she deserves. The illustrations are very funny, especially of the animals and Grandma.

I liked doing the quizz at the back of the book. I got all the answers right. I would recommend this book.
13th August '18
I read it to Catriona library aged 3 to 11
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5 stars
This is a firm favourite.  Not a month goes by where it's not mentioned and begged for.  WARNING:  May lead to children creating their own version after reading...I know I did as a child!
12th February '19
I read it to eric_ aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
Great book! We both enjoyed reading it, great illustrations as well to help my son visualize everything that happened with George's Marvellous Medicine. My son was laughing soooooo much with what happened to George's grandma when she took his medicine and he enjoyed trying to think of what was missing from George's Medicine the second time round. 
14th March '19
KeaniH read it themselves aged 11 aged 11
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5 stars
I think that this book is very imaginative and different from the other books that I have previously read. George has an old grandma that is nasty to him and he wants to finish her off for good. He starts making a marvellous medicine out of all sorts of unusual things like hair shampoo and canary seed. George's dad, Mr Kranky, asks him to make more of the medicine but will it work? Read the book to find out! I think this book is recommended for ages 9 plus as it is easy to read but very unique. 
3rd July '17
I read it to dombear aged 6 aged 6 & to OliBear aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
We unexpectedly won a family ticket to see a production of this in Birmingham in December last year. We have been wanting to read the book since and it didn't disappoint. The boys were delighted with all the ingredients in the magic medicine and they loved the giant chicken and giant grandma! The illustrations and creative language kept them spellbound from the first page until the last! They are loving the Roald Dahl collection at the moment! 
5th October '18
Alisha_321 read it themselves aged 2 aged 2
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5 stars
Very fun read for any age, my little girl loves roald dhal books! I remember reading this book at school abd I loved it. Must read!
1st December '16
Hstar read it themselves aged 9 aged 9
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5 stars
This book was shocking and crazy.  My favourite part was when Grandma shrunk and the disappeared.  My favourite character is George because he is very clever.  I recommend this book for both boys and girls.
15th March '18
I read it to NancieNoodles aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
We enjoyed this book so much and couldn' put it down! Everynight my daughter would say just one more chapter...3 chapters later we would have to reluctantly put it down but were excited to pick it back up the following night! George pulls you in on his funny journey to give his grandma his homemade medicine! It's filled with laughter and fun! Wondering what will happen to grandma next. A family must read... even grandma will love it!
25th June '18
I read it myself (an adult) , to Callum2010 aged 7 aged 7 & to Gymnastjay aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
This is my favourite Roald
Dahl book,
I remember reading it when I was 6 and now enjoy sharing it with my children too.
10th October '18
Headfield G4 read it themselves aged 8 to 9
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5 stars
This was a very funny story because of the effects the medicine has. Also, it has very funny pictures and great poetry. We didn't like George's mum because she is a bit boring. 

Mr Kranky, George's dad, is a very giddy, hyper character who LOVES George's marvellous medicine. We loved reading about Mr Kranky. 

The illustrations are funny and show what is happening but they are in black and white. 

This book had us laughing like a class full of Mr and Mrs Giggles. We really enjoyed it. 
4th September '18
I read it to Batman aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
Levi loved this book. He didn’t like how mean George’s grandma was but loved how crafty George was when he stood up for himself. 
7th September '16
I read it to JJ aged 5 aged 5 & to Li aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
I love this book - it is my all time favourite Roald Dahl book. George is your typical mischievous boy who thinks his grandma is really mean and grump so he decides to create a yucky potion for her to get his own back! cue lots of kitchen mayhem and in Roald Dahls own witty way some perfectly funny humour - this is a fantastic book for all ages and is one that will definately be read again and again.
17th March '18
I read it to Arthur aged 3 aged 3 & to WillP aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
You really can't beat Roald Dahl for entertaining stories that really tap into a child's imagination. I loved this as a child and decided it was time to introduce my sons to it-one chapter per night (though they did beg for more usually!) The grandma character is hideous, and you can't help be on George's side as he concocts his medicine-though as an adult I was also slightly appalled, and underlined to the children what is also says at the front of the book-DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME! Not a very long read, but a story that lingers in the imagination long after.
23rd February '19
Caden2007 read it themselves aged 11 aged 11
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5 stars
This book is a great story of how to not treat your grandma. It is a slow journey through George Krankys house while he collects non edible items that mix together to make grandma's medicine. What will happen to grandma, will she explode , will she become  a smoking hole in the floor? Read to find out!!! I would recommend for ages of 8-11.
6th October '17
Sol read it themselves aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
It was good because George made a medicine that made his Grandma grow and break through the roof of his house.  It was really funny.  I think children from age 5 should read it.
5th September '18
I read it myself (an adult) , to summerkerchey aged 7 aged 7 & to milliekerchey aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
My all time favourite, I could read this book time and time again. And luckily my girls have the same love for it as I do.
8th May '17
Oliviathegamer read it themselves aged 12 aged 12
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5 stars
This book is awesomely funny i couldn't stop laughing when i read it first. This book is the greatest and i makes my laugh my socks off . This book never gets old.My younger brother even dressed up as George on world book day and we made some medicine.
27th January '19
I read it to aek99 aged 5 aged 5
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5 stars
My daughter loved this book. She really enjoyed hearing about all the weird and wonderful things that go into the medicine and the effects they have! 
31st March '16
Middle Bear read it themselves aged 10 aged 10
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5 stars
This is my favourite Roald Dahl book. This is a story about a mean gran and her grandson. The mean gran lives with her grandson George and his family, she doesn't treat them very nice at all. One day George has had enough and decides to make her some marvellous medicine and strange things happen. Roald Dahl tells a very funny story and I really like the words he uses and how he describes things. My Mum got me this book for my birthday and I have already read it 3 times now. Anyone aged 8 and over will like this book a lot. 
9th February '18
NancieNoodles read it themselves aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
what a fun and exciting book! we couldn't help but laugh as turning each page. When finishing a chapter before bed we couldn't help but squeeze in another one as we just couldn't put it down! A book for the Whole family to enjoy and join the fun with George as he plays a trick on his old granny!
19th February '19
I read it to Jamie11 aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
My son had been having this story at school and doing writing based on it so wanted to read it at home too. It is about a boy called George who has been told to look after his Grandma and give her medicine but because she is so horrible to him he decides to make his own medicine from anything he can find around the house and outside. My son loved the story. It is great for children who have a good imagination. The illustrations are also good. This is not too long a book to read a chapter or 2 each night, it will only take a few days to complete.
13th September '16
TommyZoom42 read it themselves aged 8 aged 8
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5 stars
I loved this book. I love the way Roald Dahl describes things so well. It was very easy to get lost in this book. Definitely rooting for George and not his terrible granny.
3rd September '17
I read it to ElijahG aged 4 aged 4
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5 stars
I loved this book as a child ans enjoyed reading it with my 4 yr old.  We talked about why you shouldn't make medicine like George does in the book, and he's never tried to.  But he enjoyed all the funniness and mummy doing silly voices for grandma!
27th May '16
I read it to TomatoBoy20 aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
This engaged my son & was right up his street. It was funny & a bit gross which he loved. The illustrations are great. It has short chapters and isn't too long so great when you are just moving on from picture books. It was a little bit beyond his reading level but he was happy to read it again himself after we read it together (I always think a book must be good if you want to read it twice!!). We will definitely be looking out some other Roald Dahl books as we enjoyed his style & wicked sense of humour! 
24th February '17
I read it myself (an adult) & to CCR06 aged 10 aged 10
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5 stars
I have just spent 6 weeks studying this book with my year 5 English set and all of our work came from it. 
We all loved it! On the first day I made a marvellous medicine of my own to take in and the children loved that!
We had so much fun with this book and have learned so much from it. 
We all want to meet enormous farm animals!
The class was split as to whether or not grandma should have been given the medicine - perhaps the most compelling argument during our class debate was that it hadn't been tested before being used on a human which is against the law! 
8th September '16
Daria read it themselves aged 7 aged 7
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5 stars
this was a really good book.
very funny and very interesting.
my favorite character was George because he was the one who made the medicines for his grandma.
i would recommend this book to boys and girls aged 8 plus 
4th July '18
I read it to aiwilford aged 6 aged 6
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5 stars
This was my first Roald Dahl book I've read to my boy. He was astonished with the idea of mixing all these weird things together, then giving it to his grandma. Then he loved what happened when she drunk it! Such a funny book. 
22nd March '17
Co read it themselves aged 9 aged 9
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5 stars
Read with daughter aged 9 she loves this book about George's marvellous medicine she loves reading all the ingredients that goes into making the medicine I just to read this story when I was younger so glad she can get to read really enjoyable read
3rd August '18
I read it to CassidyDenness aged 8 aged 8
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4 stars
I tried my hardest to hate this book, George is such a little psychopath, no matter how you read this book it is about attempted murder...at one time George even gets egged on by his Dad. But....the Grandma is such an evil old hag I soon found myself siding with George and relishing a big explosion.

The writing is typical Roald Dahl, quirky, dark and humourous. I thought it was going to be one of his weaker books due to the length, only 100 pages, but the length was just right in the end, any longer and things would have got to be too silly.

In the copy I read the illustrations were poor, things may have been squashed a bit to fit them on the page I guess, but the animals just looked a mess.

This was my first read of this one, don't remember reading it as a kid. Entertaining stuff.
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