Toto

Written by Hyewon Yum

A girl's birthmark is revealed at school. Will her new friend see her differently?

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40 pages

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A young girl, self-conscious about her birthmark, starts school with her bangs hiding it. She quickly makes a new friend, but when her birthmark is accidentally revealed, she wonders if this changes everything. Will her friend see her differently, or will this be a chance to embrace her true self? This heartfelt tale explores the pressure to fit in and the joy of finding friends who love us as we are.

From the publisher

A little girl is self-conscious about the birthmark on her forehead– until a new friend helps her see it in a whole new light. This little girl doesn’t mind her birthmark, most of the time. She calls it Toto, and her mom calls it a kiss from an angel. But sometimes, it feels like people look so hard at Toto they forget to see her. So when it’s time to start school, her mom cuts her bangs to cover Toto up, at least for a little while. At school, she makes a new best friend right away! But then Toto accidentally comes out of hiding. Will her new friend see her differently with Toto in the picture? And does different have to be bad? Award-winning creator Hyewon Yum’s knack for the adorable is at full power in Toto. This warm and vulnerable story grapples with the pressure we feel to blend in, and celebrates the moments–and the friends–that remind us how much better it is to be our full and singular selves. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionOne of Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best BooksLonglisted for the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award

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