The Summer I Shrunk My Grandmother Author:Elvira Woodruff Budding scientist Nelly Brown is thrilled when she discovers an old chemistry set at her grandmother's summer cottage. The set includes everything for mixing up magic formulas, and guarantees that each child using the set can make a wish that will come true. — Nelly adores her grandmother and mixes up a formula that makes her young again. But to ... more »Nelly's amazement, her grandmother continues getting younger and younger. Luckily Nelly's cousin Ben is on the way. Will they be able to save Grandma before she shrinks into nothing?
What a cute story! I actually cried at the end but this was probably in 2nd or 3rd grade, so try to give this to a child before the end of elementary school.