{"product_id":"georges-marvelous-medicine-isbn-9780425290101","title":"George's Marvelous Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including color interior text and illustrations!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMatilda \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the story of a not-so-lovely grandma, a boy, and a magical medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of  a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her  chronic grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e. And George  knows just what to put into it. Grandma’s in for the surprise of her life–and so  is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!\u003cb\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/b\u003e was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe BFG\u003c\/i\u003e and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World’s No.1 storyteller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSir Quentin Blake\u003c\/b\u003e, the first-ever Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated nearly 300 books, including most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books. He lives in London.\u003cp\u003e“A magic medicine it shall be!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge sat himself down at the table in the kitchen. He was shaking a little. Oh, how he hated Grandma! He really \u003ci\u003ehated\u003c\/i\u003e that horrid old witchy woman. And all of a sudden he had a tremendous urge to \u003ci\u003edo something\u003c\/i\u003e about her. Something \u003ci\u003ewhopping.\u003c\/i\u003e Something \u003ci\u003eabsolutely terrific.\u003c\/i\u003e A \u003ci\u003ereal shocker.\u003c\/i\u003e A sort of explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’m not going to be frightened by \u003ci\u003eher,”\u003c\/i\u003e he said softly to himself. But he \u003ci\u003ewas\u003c\/i\u003e frightened. And that’s why he wanted suddenly to explode her away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell…not quite away. But he did want to shake the old woman up a bit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery well, then. What should it be, this whopping terrific exploding shocker for Grandma?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs George sat there pondering this interesting problem, his eye fell upon the bottle of Grandma’s brown medicine standing on the sideboard. Rotten stuff it seemed to be…and it didn’t do her the slightest bit of good. She was always just as horrid after she’d had it as she’d been before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo-ho! thought George suddenly. I shall make her a \u003ci\u003enew\u003c\/i\u003e medicine, one that is so strong and so fierce and so fantastic it will either cure her completely or blow off the top of her head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Here we go, then!” cried George, jumping up from the table. “A magic medicine it shall be!”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302221631717,"sku":"NP9780425290101","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425290101.jpg?v=1742926649","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/georges-marvelous-medicine-isbn-9780425290101","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}