The Lambkins

By Eve Bunting

Book Overview

Kyle Wilson was the size of a regular ninth grader until crazy Mrs. Shepherd injected him with a shrinking formula. Now he's a prisoner in her dollhouse, the fourth Lambkin in Mrs. Shepherd's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060599065
• ISBN13: 9780060599065
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.7" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

This Book Is Great!

In my opinion, "The Lambkins" is a great book! I would recomend this book for anyone to read. It is an adventureous and wonderful book. The first few pages are interesting. You don't need to read the first and second chapter to see if its what your looking for. The author has a great imagination and ideas to make a book like this. When you start to read this book you'll not want to stop. Its not one of the books where you say "why bother reading this book I'm wasteing my time." This book will probably interest anyone who reads it. So have a great time and read "The Lambkins." [...]

Kidnaped... and shrunk?

This is the story of a boy who gets kidnaped by a seemingly-helpless old lady when he stops to help her with a flat tire. That's when things start to get weird. He wakes up small. Small enough to fit in a doll house. He and several other children have been shrunken by the lady (using technology invented by her now-dead husband). It's clear she's not all there, and that makes it scarier for the kids. But this book is mostly about the kids' finding a way to escape, and come to terms with their lives. There is a pull in different directions for them, because the lady "gives them opportunities," like the kid who loves to write, but didn't get to in his regular life, has all the writing supplies and time, he needs, as well as a ready audience for his work (the old lady). A thoughtful adventure book that's a good, quick read. Happy ending, too. ;)

The Lambkins rule!!

It's been a while since I was totally drawn into a book, but this one had me right there in the doll house with them. The characters are well rounded, the plot is great and Mrs. Sheperd's totally looney! I loved it down to the very end, when I sat on the tip of my seat, heart pounding. Great read, highly recommend to kids or adults.

Great Illustrations

The Lambkins is worth your money for the illustration alone! Mr. Keegan is a great young illustrator whose talent and passion for his subject manner is a sight to behold.