《TITCH》是一个关于成长的故事。主人公是小Titch,他有一个哥哥和一个姐姐,哥哥姐姐的东西都是大的,Titch的都是小的。哥哥姐姐有大的自行车,Titch只有小的三轮车;哥哥姐姐有大风筝,Titch只有小风车;哥哥姐姐有大鼓和喇叭,Titch只有小木笛;哥哥姐姐有大锯子和大锤子,Titch只有小钉子;哥哥姐姐有大锹和花盆,Titch只有一粒小种子,但Titch的小种子却长成比哥哥姐姐还要高大树。重复的句式,大和小的对比概念,表达着小Titch想要快快长大的愿望。彭懿的《图画书阅读与经典》中写到“这种无形的渴望变成了一棵有形的大树”。 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 instrument
Frog is feeling most unwell. He keeps getting hot, then cold,and something inside his chest is going “thump, thump.” Hare saysit means he’s in love! But who with? And how can he show hisdevotion — perhaps by performing the biggest jump ever?