Gehl, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little bee Books 2019
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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!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WINPortis, 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. --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PORParr, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Social Emo ParrUrban, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Children's Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE URBDeGennaro, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEGMcKee, David.
Summary: When Grandpa Eldo asks Elmer and Wilbur to help a young elephant find her way back to her herd, they are surprised to find that she is pink, but even greater surprises are in store for them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andersen Press USA 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E MCKWillis, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEWillems, 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.
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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 WilKranz, Linda
Summary: After exploring his ocean home and seeing many different types of sea life, a young fish named Adri talks to his parents and learns that differences make the world colorful and beautiful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Trade Pub. 2011
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E KRACall number: E Kra
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Kranz 2011Vincent, Rachel
Summary: In a world where everyone is the same, Trigger 17 convinces Dahlia 16 that she is unique but this proves that both are flawed, which could lead to dire consequences for their entire genomes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION VINReinhardt, Jennifer Black
Summary: Possums play dead when threatened so Alfred, an unusually nervous possum, avoids attention and even friendship until he meets Sofia, an armadillo who curls into a ball when nervous. Includes facts about the unusual defense mechanisms of animals pictured in the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: Annoyed with an oversized bear who likes to copy his style, fashion-conscious Norton the dog goes to increasingly ridiculous lengths in order to maintain his individuality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berbay Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EVADee, Jodi
Summary: "Zafera is a normal, beautiful little girl, yet she often has dirt on her hands and twigs in her hair. When Zafera goes to school for the first time, all the children laugh and tease. Find out how she becomes the most popular girl in school!"--Page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction DeeEsbaum, Jill
Summary: School shopping is no fun for Dylan--until he spots boots decorated with poison-dart frogs. They even glow in the dark! He can't wait to show them off in class. But then a kid exclaims: "Ms. Kory, that boy's wearing girl boots." Suddenly, everyone's laughing at Dylan and the boots don't seem so cool anymore. Will he ever wear them again? A timely story about staying true to yourself and defying...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2019
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GIGSpinelli, Jerry.
Summary: In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2000
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Jeffers, Oliver
Summary: "Hueys may look the same, think the same, and even do the same things, but that doesn't mean they can't disagree. The only problem is, they can't seem to agree on what they didn't agree on in the first place! Which ultimately leads to an even bigger disagreement"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JEFHaddish, Tiffany
Summary: "When Layla arrives for her first day of school at Unicornia, the school for unicorns, she realizes that she's not like the other kids there. They're all pastel colors and know the rules to Horn Ball and none of them come from the Woods like Layla does. Try as she might to make friends, Layla's just ... different. But when her class gets lost during a field trip to the Fiddle Dee Deep Forest,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HADSchotter, Roni.
Summary: A rhyming celebration of grandmothers, including those who are mischievous ticklers, those who once wore bell bottoms and marched for equal rights, and those who are nearly family and just as loving. Includes a list of names for grandmothers in different languages.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHGriffin, Molly Beth
Summary: Unnoticed by humans, Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet compete, in their own special ways, during the school's Field Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2020