Can Anyone Help Me Find A Book From My Childhood?

[thebadger]

When I was little (way back.in the late 70s) my mum used to read a book to me about an inventor who makes a machine that keeps getting bigger and bigger until it covers the whole world. I think that in the end (spoiler alert!) everyone ends up living in the sky.
It was beautifully illustrated in a kind of steam punk style and I would dearly love to read it to my nephs and neices.
Does anyone know of this book, what its called or who the author was?

[DJHawkes]

George's Marvellous machine, roald dahl?

[DJHawkes]

oh o sorry that's not a machine, when you mentioned steam punk style i had an image of like a time machine with old clocks and dials like in a victorian steam train

[thebadger]

I think the illustration was a bit steam enginey style but tbh it was so long ago. I think you may have been thinking about George's Marvellous Medicine?

[thebadger]

And I didn't see your last one there either headwreck!

[thebadger]

I know its a long shot but hey, if you can't ask the internet, who can you ask?! Even now I'm wondering whether my recollection is real, half imagined or completely dreamt up.

[adrianben]

Just read 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes. They will love it !

[thebadger]

Thats a fab book and a great suggestion but maybe a little advanced for my 2 little 'uns

[karenmac60]

Did the machine have a sort of cone shaped drill on the front of it?