A review by mat_tobin
The Treehorn Trilogy: The Shrinking of Treehorn, Treehorn's Treasure, and Treehorn's Wish by Florence Parry Heide, Edward Gorey

5.0

I only claim all bias when reviewing anything illustrated by Gorey and written by Heide. I apologise. Published in 1971, it tells the story of a young boy who suddenly begins to shrink must to the eventual annoyance of his parents (they don't even acknowledge it at first). Although the language is simple (aimed at first readers) there is enough subversive subtext here to fire up a log cabin for a year. If that wasn't enough, Gorey's perfect pen-and-ink illustrations only heighten the whole oddity of the book. It's pretty perfect (I said I was bias). Oh, parallels to [b:Not Now, Bernard|1174169|Not Now, Bernard|David McKee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1340062858l/1174169._SX50_.jpg|1161942] abound.