Florence Parry Heide liebte das Schreiben für Kinder und sagte, sie liebe „alles“ daran. Die Autorin verband ihre eigene Kindheitserinnerung mit der kindlichen Vorstellungskraft, um Geschichten voller Wunder und Lachen zu erschaffen. Ihre Werke erforschen alltägliche kindliche Ängste und die Komplexität von Freundschaften und finden oft Humor in Situationen, die andere als beängstigend empfinden würden. Heide wollte zeigen, wie Gedanken in Worte und Geschichten umgewandelt werden können, die unbekannte Leser erreichen und in ihren Köpfen weiterleben.
Eigentlich sollte Schorschi größer werden, doch stattdessen schrumpft und schrumpft er. Während er sich bemüht, in einer viel zu großen Welt zu bestehen, wird sein Schrumpfen ringsum von den Erwachsenen ignoriert. Eine humorvolle Geschichte mit Widerhaken, brillant illustriert vom Meister der Zeichenkunst.
"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." No one around seems to appreciate what Treehorn's going through, when he starts shrinking after playing a strange board game. His parents are busy, his friends laugh at him, and he even gets sent to the Principal's office for shrinking. Or was it shirking? Clearly, the adults in his life have no clue and can't help. In the end, Treehorn figures it out on his own, and all is well. . . . At least until he turns green. This oddly offbeat, surreal, and funny story is illustrated with Edward Gorey's signature pen and ink drawings. It will appeal to any kid who feels they're not truly seen or heard by the grown-ups in their life. Works for adults, too. This 50th Anniversary edition includes an appreciation from Caldecott Honoree Lane Smith, illustrator of The Stinky Cheese Man. An ALA Notable Children's Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year
Caught between her mother's fashionable world and her own deep-felt values, Sara must make a painful choice.
"Bigelow is afraid of almost everything until he meets the tiny Mrs. Pimberly, who thinks he is a giant, and gives him some surprising advice"-- Provided by publisher
