Written by: Jessica Walton.

Illustrated by: Dougal MacPherson.

One sunny day, Errol finds that Thomas the Teddy is sad, and Errol can’t figure out why. Then Thomas the Teddy finally tells Errol what Teddy has been afraid to say:

‘In my heart, I’ve always known that I’m a girl Teddy, not a boy Teddy. I wish my name was Tilly.’

And Errol says,

‘I don’t care if you’re a girl teddy or a boy teddy! What matters is that you are my friend.’

(From GoodReads.)

This book appears on State Rep Matt Krause’s booklist.

The complete booklist is downloadable here.