Reviews

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

kricketa's review

5.0

i loved these stories about treehorn (treehorn is such a great name!) and his terrible parents. edward gorey's artwork is perfect for these. what a great combination.

queerandweird's review

4.0

Read as research when considering new baby books for a pregnant friend whose son coincidentally shares a name with another Florence Parry Heide character .
Gory's art was pattern happy and iconic. Reading through the books I was awed by the world while contemplative of the sadness felt for the neglected Treehorn. I wondered the author's personal history and connection to her character.

mat_tobin's review

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.