Books like Titch
By Pat Hutchins
For the youngest kid in the family who's always handed the smaller version of everything, Titch is the quiet reminder that little things can still win the day. Gentle, plain-spoken, and quietly satisfying, with a slow build that pays off.
A short, plump dragon who can't breathe fire like the others sinks into despair — until he discovers the value of believing in himself.
A celebration told through many young voices, each one honoring the beauty of their own brown skin and finding themselves reflected in the natural world around them.
A boy who loves to draw anytime, anything, anywhere loses his confidence after one careless comment from his older brother — until his little sister shows him a different way to see his own work.
A young elephant named Sooki feels ashamed of his saggy skin, big ears, and long nose after a parrot teases him — until he meets other elephants who look just like him.
A bear family decides their old home is too small, so Mama, Papa, and Brother Bear pack up their belongings, say goodbye to friends, and move to a new tree house.
On Grandparents Day, a shy girl worries her classmates will stare at her West African grandmother's traditional facial markings, until Nana Akua finds a way to turn worry into wonder.
A parent looks at a child and wonders aloud, in rhyme, about all the different people they might grow up to be — brave, clever, silly, wise — no matter what.
A boy who loves telling stories struggles with messy handwriting and spelling mistakes, and starts to believe his stories were never meant to be written down at all.
In a town where wooden people stick gold stars on the talented and gray dots on the ordinary, a dot-covered Wemmick named Punchinello visits his woodcarver Eli to learn where his worth truly comes from.
A mysterious storm traps a father and his kids inside their house with no end in sight, and with nothing to do, everyone starts getting on each other's nerves.
A little boy plants a carrot seed, and though his mother, father, and big brother all warn him it won't grow, he waters it and pulls the weeds and waits, sure that he's right.
A king adopts a family of orphans, who each try to win his approval with gifts and displays of talent — until one simply chooses to spend time with him instead.
