Books for Children

Ages 3 to 8

• A Brave Little Princess; by Beatrice Masini; Barefoot Books, 2000
• Fritz and the Beautiful Horses; by Jan Brett; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• I Like Me, I Like You; by Laurence Anholt; Dorling Kindersley, 2001
• I'm Growing!; by Aliki; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• Joe Lion's Big Boots; by Kara May; Kingfisher, 2000
• Little Miss Tiny; by Roger Hargreaves; Price Stern, 1999
• Mr. Small; by Roger Hargreaves; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• Much Bigger Than Martin; by Steven Kellogg; Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• Not So Tall For Six; by Dianna Hutts Aston; Charlesbridge, 2008
• Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon; by Patty Lovell; Putnam; 2001
• The Shortest Kid in the World; by Corinne Demas Bliss, Nancy Poydar (illustrator); Econo-Clad Books, 1999
• You'll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch; by Pat Hutchins; Econo-Clad Books, 1999

Ages 9 to 12

• Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade; by Elvira Woodruff, Will Hillenbrand (illustrator); Dell, 1995
• Beware of Kissing Lizard Lips; by Phyllis Shalant; Econo-Clad, 1999
• Born Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade Basket Case; by Dan Elish; Thorndike Press, 2005
• Coping With Growth Spurts and Delayed Growth; by James Fiscus; Rosen, 2002
• Freak the Mighty; by Rodman Philbrick; Scholastic, 2001
• Granville Jones, Commando; by Natalie Honeycutt, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
• Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher; by Bruce Coville; Harcourt Children's Books, 2002
• Never Sell Yourself Short; by Stephanie Riggs; Albert Whitman & Co, 2001
• Secret Weapon; by Matt Christopher; Little, Brown, 2000
• Short Stature: From Folklore to Fact; by Elaine Landau; Watts, 1997

Other Resources

Little People of America
National Headquarters
PO Box 9897
Washington, DC 20016
888-572-2001
http://www.lpaonline.org

The MAGIC Foundation for Children's Growth
1327 N. Harlem Ave
Oak Park, IL 60302-1376
800-3-MAGIC-3
http://www.magicfoundation.org/