TITCH

by Pat Hutchins ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 11, 1971

Titch was little"" (and wide-eyed and knobby-kneed, beanpole neck, oversized yellow head, pyramid body), the essence of defenselessness next to his strutting sister and brother -- ""Mary was a bit bigger,"" ""Pete was a lot bigger."" Sorrow is a tricycle trying to keep up with bikes or a wooden whistle drowned out by a drum and a trumpet; ""Pete had a kite that flew high above the trees. Mary had a kite that flew high above the houses. And Titch had a pinwheel that he held in his hand."" Pat Hutchins is a woman of few but choice words: ""Pete had a big saw. Mary had a big hammer. And Titch held the nails."" ""Pete had a big spade. Mary had a fat flowerpot. But Titch had the tiny seed. And Titch's seed grew and grew and grew."" Satisfaction without ceremony, perfectly paced and articulately pictured, forthcoming as always.

Pub Date: Oct. 11, 1971

ISBN: 0689716885

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1971

Categories: CHILDREN'S