George's Marvellous Medicine — Reading Guide

Discussion Questions

• George puts many different things in his medicine. Which ingredients surprised you most?
• Do you think George is right to give Grandmother the medicine? What else could he have done?
• How does Dahl make the results of the medicine funny rather than frightening?
• George’s father immediately wants to use the medicine to make money. What does this tell you about him?
• What do you think Dahl’s message about horrible people is in this book?

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