Short Height: Resource List
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/
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Published by RelayHealth.
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