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"If you want to pretend you're shrinking, that's all right," said Treehorn's mother, "as long as you don't do it at the table." But Treehorn wasn't pretending. He really was shrinking.
Hilarious complications result as he becomes more minuscule by the moment. Treehorn is a bit downhearted when his teacher says, "we don't shrink in this class," and sends him to the principal. Poor Treehorn spends an unhappy day and night until he discovers a magical game that restores him to his natural size. This is a great relief to Treehorn before he notices that he is turning faintly green. . . .
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Treehorn is clearly shrinking, and his parents aren't the least bit interested. His mother is obsessed with whether or not her cake will rise. His father, at one point addressing a son who can barely see over the table, states blindly, "Nobody shrinks." Treehorn doesn't seem all that bothered that his clothes are hanging over his extremities; he just feels someone should know. But the adults he tries to notify brush off his claim as either a ploy for attention or downright bad behavior.
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Treehorn's parents, his teacher, and his principal respond (or fail to respond) to his drastically diminishing stature in ways that will ring true to any kid who has tried to convince adults of the existence of fairies, the Loch Ness Monster, or things that go bump in the night. Edward Gorey's stark, intricately patterned black-and-white drawings are simultaneously quaint and creepy, setting the perfect stage for Treehorn's tale--a story for any child who has ever felt ignored by grown-ups (in other words, a story for all). (Ages 4 to 8)
Florence Parry Heide (1919 - 2011) was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, later moving to Kenosha, Wisconsin. She began writing children's books in 1967 and published over a dozen. She was the mother of authors Judith Heide Gilliland and Roxanne Heide Pierce.
Edward Gorey (1925 - 2000) was born in chicago and received his B.A. at Harvard. He described his formal art training as "negligible." He was the author and artist of many books for children and adults.
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- PublisherA Yearling Book/ Dell Publishing Co Inc
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0440476844
- ISBN 13 9780440476849
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). First Thus. Magical story about a shrinking little boy, brilliantly illustrated on each page opposite text with the deliciously macabre pen-and-ink drawings of the late, great Edward Gorey. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 1971 by Holiday House, this is the Third Dell Printing of the first paperback edition from Yearling from Nov. 1980. Oblong softcover has decorative purpleish wrappers with Gorey illustration to front & back. Condition is only Fair, with heavy edgewear all around, light creasing, & missing lower corner from back cover. Interior is clean & unmarked, but pages are heavily tanned, still supple. Old gift inscription & former owner's stamp inside front cover. A reading copy only! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 023598
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. Reddish Brown paperback binding, Title done in black lettering with a yellow background, an illustration by Edward Gorey of Treehorn under his bed on the front cover. Corners lightly bumped, a light crease where you open the front cover. Pages are unmarked and have B&W illustrations done by Edward Gorey. Light tanning around page edges. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Seller Inventory # 893714
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good Condition. Drawings By Edward Gorey (illustrator). Green illustrated boards front and back with black title, author and Color illustrated card covers. Content clean, bright and sound with paper lightly tanned. Seller Inventory # 052059
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint. Drawings by Edward Gorey. Oblong small octavo. Illustrated wrappers. Modest edgewear, pages toned, near fine. The story of a young boy who begins shrinking, and his parents hardly notice. Seller Inventory # 569318
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). Second Dell Printing. Unpaginated. Signed with inscription by Florence Parry Heide on the title page. Light wear. F9. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 011621
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