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Step into reading. Step 1, Ready to readGehl, Laura
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text challenge the idea that boys and girls should each wear only certain colors or play with certain toys, and encourages them to be true to themselves.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little bee Books 2019
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GEHHong, Jess
Summary: "Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HONCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HONWindness, Kaz
Summary: "Bitsy is a little bat with big star dreams of making friends at her new school. But when she arrives, Bitsy doesn't feel like she fits in. The other kids sit on their chairs, but sitting upright makes Bitsy dizzy. The other kids paint with their fingers, but Bitsy would rather use her toes. Everyone tells Bitsy she's doing things wrong-wrong-wrong, so she tries harder...and ends up having a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WINDiPucchio, Kelly
Summary: "A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park."--Title page verso.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2014
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DIPUrban, Linda.
Summary: Mouse struggles to find the right way to express his anger, modeling the behavior of Hare, Bear, Hedgehog, and Bobcat, only to discover that his own way may be the best way of all.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Children's Books 2009
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE URBSteele, K-Fai
Summary: "Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she'll be when she grows up. But one day a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out all the ways in which Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn't like any of the same things she used to...the things that made her Pip. A wonderful springboard for conversations with children, at home and in the classroom,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEWillis, Jeanne
Summary: A girl who is always outshone by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILParr, Todd.
Summary: Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARPortis, Antoinette
Summary: In a normal neighborhood, on a typical day, the birds chirp, the dogs bark and the cats meow. When Little Brown Bird decides she doesn't want to sing the same old song, out comes a new tune that shakes up the neighborhood and changes things forever in this funny, innovative book that kids will love to read out loud. --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PORWillems, Mo
Summary: Wilbur, a naked mole rat who likes to wear clothes, is forced to go before the wise community elder, who surprises the other naked mole rats with his pronouncement.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WilDeGennaro, Sue
Summary: A shy boy becomes friends with an unusual girl after she suggests that he dress as a frog, but his frustration when they work on his costume chases her away.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEGBrown, Monica
Summary: Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. To Marisol, these seemingly mismatched things make perfect sense together. Other people wrinkle their nose in confusion at Marisol -- can't she just choose one or the other? Try as she might, in a world where everyone tries...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2018
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: JE VOX BROGigot, Jami
Summary: A lonely boy feels like a stranger on his own planet until the day his radio bursts to life with the rhythm of stardust energy. Includes notes and facts about David Bowie's life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Stuart, Scott
Summary: Inspired by the author's own little boy, 'Shadow's' main character likes princesses, fairies and things 'not for boys'... he soon learns (through the support of his dad) that everyone has a shadow that they sometimes feel they need to hide. This is an important book for a new generation of children (and adults alike) which exemplifies the concepts of unconditional love, respect and positive...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STUde la Peña, Matt
Summary: In profound, uplifting verse and sumptuous artwork, beloved creators Matt de la Pena and Corinna Luyken explore the endless possibilities each child contains: A young dancer may grow into a computer coder; a basketball player might become a poet; a class clown may one day serve as an inspiring teacher; and today's quiet empath might be tomorrow's great leader. Here's a profound and uplifting...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DE Lde la Peña, Matt
Summary: "An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DE LNakamura, Mei
Summary: "Short or tall, blue or brown eyes--Barbie and her friends all love themselves (and each other) for who they are! Children ages 4 to 6 will love to read how Barbie and her friends celebrate their differences"--Amazon.com.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Stuart, Scott
Summary: "My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. There's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, by best-selling children's book creator Scott Stuart. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour." -- Provided by...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Larrikin House 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Mandin, Christy
Summary: Millie Fleur La Fae is new in Garden Glen, and she plans to plant her garden of strange and sometimes dangerous plants, but the town garden club does not approve of her and wants to tear it down.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Gilmore, Sophie
Summary: "Mandrill, Owl, Badger, Turtle, and Anteater try to find something terrific to do together, as they discover that Snake has different ideas"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GILSingh, Sita
Summary: Despite his friends' support, Mo is sad about being the only white peacock in a colorful jungle until the night of the big dance, when he discovers that being different can feel great.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SINChild, Lauren
Summary: "Chirton Krauss is a good child--the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time, and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile, Chirton's sister, Myrtle, is not quite as good. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit's pen, and she drops her cocoa puffs all over...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.McGill, Erin
Summary: Thanks to Mom, everything about Maria matches--her clothes, her socks, her underwear, her backpack, and her lunchbox. Maria even matches the dog, the duvet, and the doilies. But Maria doesn't want to be so matchy matchy. She wants to mix it up! Feathers and fringe! Pom-poms and plaid! Spikes and spots! Leopard and lace! Tie-dye and tutus! One day she does just that and asserts her very own...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Cameron + Company 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MCGSchachner, Judith Byron
Summary: When Stretchy, a good looking street cat with an unusual personality, takes a break from his large, rambunctious family, he meets Beanie, a girl who is similarly unique.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York 2019