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Suitable for 7 - 9 years

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A Roald Dahl classic which fizzes and crackles with magic! Have you ever mixed a horrid potion in the garden or the playground? Now one boy, George, is making the yuckiest potion of all time. Floor polish, animal pills, shaving soap, chillis: they’re all going into the mix! What is this hideous brew? It’s medicine for George’s granny: a slug-crunching bully who loves to torment him. But will it make her horrid temper better? Hmm – Granny is sizzling. She’s swizzling. And now she’s shooting through the roof…

  • An all-time classic: one of Dahl’s most famous tales
  • A really magical, stimulating pick for growing readers
  • Trademark Dahl: wildly funny and fizzing with drama
  • Blends a short, simple text with imaginative fireworks

Product Details

Catalogue number

2602 in Reading Collections Catalogue 2017/18 and 5153 in Schools Catalogue - Primary UK 2018/19

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141365503

Publisher

Puffin

Date published

February 4th, 2016

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  • 128 pages
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Roald Dahl

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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. Bellasara 113282

    Cyrilthecat
    on 23 March 2018

    Unfortunately, I don’t really like most of Roald Dahl’s books very much but I loved reading this one! Would recommend to a friend!

    5out of 5
  2. Horridhenry thumb 16

    srjbooklover10
    on 22 April 2017

    I loved it! I read it in one hour! It is all about a boy called George and his wicked grandma! He makes some SPECIAL medicine for his grandma, but it all goes wrong!!

    5out of 5