I'll Make You Small

by Tim Wynne-Jones

The reclusive man who lives in the big house next to Roland and his family and doesn't like children finally responds to kindness and reveals a secret.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Tim Wynne-Jones (born 12 August 1948) is an English–Canadian author of children's literature, including picture books and novels for children and young adults, novels for adults, radio dramas, songs for the CBC/Jim Henson production Fraggle Rock, as well as a children's musical and an opera libretto.

Awards:
Arthur Ellis Award
◊ Best Juvenile (2001): The Boy in the Burning House
Edgar Award
◊ Best Young Adult (2002): The Boy in the Burning House