"Wait for me!" said Maggie McGee
Jean Van Leeuwen
There are lots of disadvantages to being the smallest in her family--not being able to ride a bike, play basketball, or go to school--but after a long wait, Maggie grows up.

by Charlotte Zolotow (1987)
A little girl, answering her mother's question about why she likes to be little, describes some of the special pleasures of being a child.
Jean Van Leeuwen
There are lots of disadvantages to being the smallest in her family--not being able to ride a bike, play basketball, or go to school--but after a long wait, Maggie grows up.