{"product_id":"toto-isbn-9780823453894","title":"Toto","description":"\u003cb\u003eA little girl is self-conscious about the birthmark on her forehead— until a new friend helps her see it in a whole new light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning creator Hyewon Yum’s knack for the adorable is at full power in \u003ci\u003eToto\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Pedro and Daniel Intersectionality Book Award\u003c\/b\u003eA gentle, uplifting story of facial difference, self-acceptance, and the impact of friendship.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiddos can take inspiration from Toto to help them work through their own insecurities.\u003cbr\u003e—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYum finds words for myriad feelings around embodiment, giving readers language to consider their own experiences and imagine others’.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sweet, uplifting take on facial difference, friendship, and self-acceptance.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite loving support from family who ascribe positive meaning to the birthmark—it means she has superpowers, or that an angel kissed her, and it is her grandmother’s favorite spot to kiss—the girl can tell that “sometimes people only see Toto, not me.” Yum’s limited palette of sepia, gray, black, and white in the mixed-media illustrations effectively reflects this worry by contrasting with the pink of the birthmark, making it stand out.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToto\u003c\/i\u003e is an it's-okay-to-be-different book that leaves room for realistically mixed feelings about standing apart.\u003cbr\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYum’s pleasing colored pencil and watercolor style is present here, and her talent for minimalistic expression shines through the limited color palette. . . . A unique addition to any collection.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cb\u003eHyewon Yum\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of several acclaimed books for children. Her titles include \u003ci\u003eThis Is Our House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Twins' Blanket\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThere Are No Scary Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLast Night\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of an Honorable Mention Bologna Ragazzi Award and an SCBWI Golden Kite Award, and \u003ci\u003eMom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award. She is also the illustrator of Maya Myers’s \u003ci\u003eNot Little\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNot Perfect\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304753189093,"sku":"NP9780823453894","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823453894.jpg?v=1767742847","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/toto-isbn-9780823453894","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}