The Toy Brother

The Toy Brother
By: William Steig

I think all of us have tried to take on more than we could handle at one point in our lives. Little Yorick Bede definitely tries to do so when he invades his fathers alchem lab. He creates a potion and drinks it. The next thing he knows, he is a little person. With his parents out of town, it is up to his little brother Charles to figure out how to change him back. He builds him a house, feeds him dinner, and tries to make his brother as comfortable as possible. Day after day passes and the two boys can't figure out how they are going to change little Yorick back. Finally his parents are home and they must fess up and tell the truth about what happened. Will father be able to change him back? Will he be in big trouble? I loved how this book took me away into another world and left me wondering what it would be like if it were me in this position. It was fun to read about something that I knew deep down was impossible. I enjoyed reading this story very much. I will be using this book in my classroom when talking to my students about fantasy books!