“You’ll Grown Into Them, Titch” by Pat Hutchins is about a little girl named Titch who has outgrown her clothes.
The book begins with Titch discovering that she no longer fits her pants. Her brother offers Titch some of his old pants that he has outgrown. Right now her brothers pants are too big, but he tells her “You’ll soon grow into them, Titch!” Her sister then offers her an old sweater that she no longer fits in. The sweater is also too big for Titch but she is told that she will eventually grow into it. Titch’s older siblings even offer her socks that they no longer fit into.
Now with clothes that are too big, and clothes that are too small, Titchs parents take her to the store and purchase her clothing that fits her perfectly. Titch is able to pick out a pair of pants and sweater that are just her size.
Later in the book Titch’s mother comes home with a new baby. Titch offers the baby some of her old clothes. Her brother and sister tell her the clothes are to big and she replies with the statement “He’ll soon grow into them”.
“You’ll Grow Into Them Titch” is a great book to read to a younger child who will more than likely be getting a lot of hand me downs from older siblings. They can see how Titch may have gotten clothing from her older siblings, but she then had the opportunity to pass clothing down to someone younger than her. You can also use the book to let your children know that while they will get hand me downs they can also get some clothing that is specifically purchased new for them as well.
This is a fun short story perfect for bedtime, or any time where you want to read a story for 5-10 minutes.
“You’ll Grow Into Then, Titch” is available at your favorite local bookstore or online at