Titch is little. Everything he has is little -- his littlepinwheel, his little tricycle. He even plays a little whistle.Peep.
　　Pete and Mary are big. Everything they have is bigger thanTitch's, and better. Their big bikes go faster. Their big kites flyhigher. And their huge instruments are much louder. BANG!
　　But then Titch gets a little seed. And what comes from it is ahundred times bigger then anything Pete and Mary could everhave!

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　　In childhood, being the youngest often means you're thelittlest, too. For Titch, it also means getting the smallestbike--a tricycle, actually--while his older brother and sister getthe bigger ones. When his siblings receive glorious, wind-dancingkites, Titch gets a dinky little pinwheel. When big brother andsister get to handle grown-up-sized tools, Titch gets to hold thenail. Author Pat Hutchins, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal forThe Wind Blew, shows great compassion for the curse of theyoungest, especially in her drawings of Titch's wrinkly,down-turned mouth and his desperate little eyes. In fact, herno-frills illustrations are the perfect reflection of Titch'sinescapable plight as the lowest rung on the ladder. In the end,Hutchins presents an opportunity for Titch to be more important andsymbolically bigger than either of his siblings. The last born inany family will especially appreciate the littlest one's risingmoment of glory--literally--that comes in the satisfying end. (Babyto preschool) --Gail Hudson