The Toy Brother

by William Steig

Hardcover, 1996

Call number

E S

Publication

HarperCollins (1996), Edition: First Edition, 32 pages

Description

An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.

User reviews

LibraryThing member conuly
This is a perfectly competent story about what happens when one brother shrinks himself when their parents are away. Wacky Hijinks Ensue!

Except I didn't find it very interesting myself. The storyline is fairly realistic (well, once you get over the magic), but it just didn't draw me in. And so it
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goes, we can't all be fans of every book.
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LibraryThing member msalissa
This is a really interesting book that has some great vocabulary words in it. It is probably best for older children, grades four and up. It teaches them about family relationships and teamwork.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
... altogether out of their medieval minds."  Too funny.  And it's got brotherly relationships down pat.  I like this more than Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and am keeping it for a while, to reread before giving to my OBCZ."

ISBN

0062050788 / 9780062050786
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