BOOK REPORT

Title of Book: George's marvelous medicine

Author: Roald Dahl

Setting: Farmhouse

Main Characters

1. George, about 12 years old, kind

2. Grandma, over 65, mean

3. Mom, in her thirties, average mom

4. Dad, also in his thirties, excitable

5. Animals, don't even try to estimate how old, various farm animals (cow, hen...)

Summarize the story:

Grandma, who is a little crazy, yells at George because he's growing up. She thought he should grow down. George makes a medicine that will replace grandma's other medicine, because she always yells at him and he is sick of it. George gives Grandma the medicine, then she grows, then to show grandma he made the medicine, George gives some to a hen. The parents come home from shopping to see a giant hen, a giant grandma, and George. Dad finds out the whole story. He tells George to make more medicine, because he wants bigger animals. He and his Dad keep making mistakes, the first attempt on a chicken, made it have longer legs. The second attempt on another chicken gave it a longer neck. The third attempt was on Grandma and it made her shrink so small you couldn't see or hear her. It ended so abruptly, with out a real conclusion, it kinda just ended.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Yes, I would definitely recommend it to a friend, because it was extremely funny.