George's Marvellous Medicine Award-winning author by Roald Dahl (author) (UK edition)

Author/Illustrator

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, South Wales on September 13th 1916. His parents were Norwegian, and were called Harald and Sofie. He went to Repton school, in Derbyshire, and left school in 1933.

His first job was in Africa, with the Shell Oil Company. In the second world war he fought as a fighter pilot, and was badly injured when his plane crashed. After the war he worked in America, and soon started writing stories.

His very first children’s book, written in 1943 was called The Gremlins. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the President of the USA liked it so much he was invited to the White House and became friends with the President, Franklin D Roosevelt.

He wrote a number of books and short stories for adults, many of which were televised as the hugely popular Tales of the Unexpected.

But it was as a children’s author that he found greatest fame and satisfaction, saying “I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers…Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.” Millions of fans around the world agreed and have chuckled and gasped at his amazing stories. His mesmerising stories, written in sizzling, sparkly language, will lead you into adventures you’ll never ever forget!

From 1945 until his death, he lived at Gipsy House, in Buckinghamshire, where he wrote his famous children’s books. He died in hospital in Oxford, on November 23rd, 1990. His books have continued to be read and loved, and have been made into a number of hit films, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can even visit the Roald Dahl Museum in the village where Dahl lived for most of his life.

In 2009 the Roald Dahl Funny Prize was established in his memory.

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1. summer24
   on 17 September 2016

   bad but good at the same time.

2. Selinda
   on 16 September 2014

   its good and the way grandma was talking might have made me scared as well i wish there were more pages up to the medicine bit.

   4 out of 5

3. wanda1
   on 5 April 2014

   read it ten times A+ 10 / 10

4. tomgates27
   on 17 March 2014

   all right but ive heard it to many times andnnow cant stand it

   3 out of 5

5. Potterfan7
   on 9 March 2014

   i would love to have a ‘potion’ made by george, it would be great to be as tall as a giraffe!

6. Cheerforevers
   on 9 March 2014

   This is about a boy called George who gives his grandma his own special medicine.

7. Leahka99
   on 8 March 2014

   George’s marvelous Medicean is a great book if u haven’t read it get reading my fav part is when when his grandma eats caterpillars and slugs and beetles she thinks there nice yuck

8. Macarw
   on 6 March 2014

   I liked it when George gives the medicine to Grandma and she flew up in the air and did 1000 somersaults.

9. lilliepad1502
   on 5 March 2014

   FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY!

10. Underpants1
    on 29 June 2013

    I liked this book it good but not fantastic. I liked the bit where his evil grandma make the poiton.

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