George's Marvellous Medicine

RoaldDahlwasbornin1916inWalesofNorwegianparents.Hebeganwritingaftera'monumentalbashonthehead',sustainedasanRAFpilotduringWW2.RoaldDahlisoneofthemostsuccessfulandwell-knownofallchildren'swriters.HisbooksincludeCHARLIEANDTHECHOCOLATEFACTORY,THEBFGandMATILDA.RoaldDahldiedin1990attheageofseventy-four.RoaldDahl(1916-1990)wasborninWalesofNorwegianparents.HespenthischildhoodinEnglandand,atageeighteen,wenttoworkfortheShellOilCompanyinAfrica.WhenWorldWarIIbrokeout,hejoinedtheRoyalAirForceandbecameafighterpilot.Attheageoftwenty-sixhemovedtoWashington,D.C.,anditwastherehebegantowrite.Hisfirstshortstory,whichrecountedhisadventuresinthewar,wasboughtbyTheSaturdayEveningPost,andsobeganalongandillustriouscareer.Afterestablishinghimselfasawriterforadults,RoaldDahlbeganwritingchildren’sstoriesin1960whilelivinginEnglandwithhisfamily.Hisfirststorieswerewrittenasentertainmentforhisownchildren,towhommanyofhisbooksarededicated.RoaldDahlisnowconsideredoneofthemostbelovedstorytellersofourtime.Althoughhepassedawayin1990,hispopularitycontinuestoincreaseashisfantasticnovels,includingJamesandtheGiantPeach,Matilda,TheBFG,andCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,delightanever-growinglegionoffans.