George's Marvelous Medicine (Roald Dahl)

The love for Roald Dahl seems to not have any end in our classroom. Recently a student handed me George's Marvelous Medicine and said, "Mrs. Ackroyd, you need to read this to our class. It's so funny!"

So, read it, we did!

And it is funny. It is right up a kid's alley. The story is about George, a boy who has a cranky old Grandmother. She's always barking at him to get her medicine, get her some toast, and for heaven's sake, stop growing!

George, like kids love to do, decides to make a special potion. He uses stuff from the bathroom, stuff from the kitchen, stuff from the garage, and stuff from the barn!! Then he feeds it to his grandmother (well, after she insists he shouldn't be so selfish with whatever it is that he's cooking). What's a kid to do?!

The result is hilarious.

This book is a quick read, has lots of great pictures, and will provide loads of laughs.