16. Toto. Hyewon Yum. 2025. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, picture book]
First sentence: Sometimes I wonder
how I would look without Toto.
Would I look pretty?
Would I look plain?
Premise/plot: A little girl with a birthmark (a birthmark she has named Toto) starts school and makes a friend.
My thoughts: I liked this one. I did. I'm not sure I absolutely loved, loved, loved it. But I strongly liked it. I will always be the first to check out stories with characters with birthmarks because of my own experiences. I am glad that more books are coming out in recent years. The text is simple and joyful.
© 2025 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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