By Jessica Walton
A little boy notices his teddy is sad, and the teddy finally shares that in her heart she's a girl.
Errol and his teddy, Thomas, do everything together, bike rides and tea parties and tree houses. One sunny day Errol can tell Thomas is sad, even doing the things they love best. Thomas finally says the thing he's been scared to say: in his heart, he's always known he's a girl teddy, and wishes his name was Tilly. Errol's answer is simple, that he doesn't care whether Tilly is a girl teddy or a boy teddy, only that they're friends. Then they go right back to playing, exactly as before.
It puts a big idea inside the smallest, safest story there is, a child and a teddy bear. The point it lands hardest is friendship: Errol loves Tilly exactly the same after, and they go back to playing like nothing's different. For a young child, that's the whole reassurance in one picture. It's calm, short, and never heavy.