Horn Book (Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

Titch was little. / His sister Mary was a bit bigger. / And his brother Pete was a lot bigger.

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

In seldom more than 10 words per page, this deceptively simple tale--accompanied by straightforward figures against white backgrounds--tells of a boy's quiet triumph over his two older siblings. Ages 3-6. (Mar.)

School Library Journal (Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2015)

Baby/Toddler This classic tale of three siblingsone who is little (Titch), one a bit bigger (Mary), and one a lot bigger (Peter)sweetly explores the family dynamics of birth order and the challenges and satisfaction of reaching developmental stages. Titch's persistent attempts to follow in his siblings' footsteps as they play, make music, and build are rewarded when the older kids dig some dirt and fill a flowerpot. Titch plants a tiny seed, and the threesome watch it grow and grow. A lovely reassuring metaphor for the youngest among us.