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'''''George's Marvellous Medicine''''' is a book published in 1981, written by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake. The protagonist is a boy named George Kranky, who is often bullied verbally by his mean grandmother. He decides to get back at her and creates for her a fake medicine from random ingredients. When she takes it, however, she grows as tall as a house. George's parents see that it has the same effect on farm animals, and his father wants him to make more of it. The story is said to have good humor, but is lacking in plot. | '''''George's Marvellous Medicine''''' is a book published in 1981, written by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake. The protagonist is a boy named George Kranky, who is often bullied verbally by his mean grandmother. He decides to get back at her and creates for her a fake medicine from random ingredients. When she takes it, however, she grows as tall as a house. George's parents see that it has the same effect on farm animals, and his father wants him to make more of it. The story is said to have good humor, but is lacking in plot. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *''[[James and the Giant Peach]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 14 October 2023
| George's Marvellous Medicine | |
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| Author | Roald Dahl |
| Illustrator | Quentin Blake |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Original run | January 10, 1981 |
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George's Marvellous Medicine is a book published in 1981, written by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Quentin Blake. The protagonist is a boy named George Kranky, who is often bullied verbally by his mean grandmother. He decides to get back at her and creates for her a fake medicine from random ingredients. When she takes it, however, she grows as tall as a house. George's parents see that it has the same effect on farm animals, and his father wants him to make more of it. The story is said to have good humor, but is lacking in plot.
When Grandma takes the medicine George made, she goes through a few effects before growing, one of them being inflating.
