Wright-Ruiz, Kiera
Summary: "Even from Ramen's small shelf in the supermarket, they see spaghetti propaganda everywhere. They want to be celebrated, too. Maybe, Ramen misguidedly thinks, I have to change to be loved like that. "I want to be spaghetti!" they proclaim to the dismay of the rest of the instant noodle section."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2023
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE WRIPearlman, Robb
Summary: A celebration of how colors are for everyone depicts characters engaging in their favorite activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PEACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE PEALiu, Linda
Summary: "When a small pebble sees others gathering on the steps of the Museum of Rocks, he grows curious. Once inside the esteemed halls, he is shocked by what he discovers. The only rocks on display are glittering gemstones, geodes, and crystals! These beautiful stones make him wonder: Can he be special, too? Perhaps he'll find an answer in the World's Most Beautiful Gem exhibition ... or maybe, just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LIUColagiovanni, Marc
Summary: Talking to their reflection in the mirror, a young child explores and affirms all the things that make them unique and, in fact, perfectly perfect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE COLMurphy, Julie
Summary: Barbara "Bunny" Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras, that started with her mother and grandmother. She loves putting her hair up in "bunny buns," playing with her rabbit Ralph, and eating marshmallows. Then one day, she participates in her favorite marshmallow eating contest at field day called "Chubby Bunny," and her classmates start teasing her. But with a little help from her grandma...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MURWoollvin, Bethan
Summary: A feisty little girl learns who the real monsters are in this brilliantly funny medieval adventure. Once, there lived a little girl called Bo. Bo wanted to be just like her brothers and capture a fearsome monster. Bo is small, too small to catch a monster--or so her brothers say. But Bo isn't one to take no for an answer, so she sets off on a quest to catch a monster of her own. Can she defeat...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2023
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Summary: "Little Excavator wants to help the big rigs transform a vacant lot into a neighborhood park, but he is too small to get the job done! That is, until he finds a job that is a perfect Little E-sized task"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E DewCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEWMagruder, Nilah
Summary: "Equipped with a camera and determination, an adventurous little girl tries to track down an elusive red fox, which proves more difficult than she thought"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2016
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Summary: Celebrating uniqueness, this delightful picture book follows Jeffrey the Giraffe as he searches for a place to belong, then realizes that although he may be different, he is perfect just the way he is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Genius Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BAKNass, Barbara
Summary: Squirrel closes his tailoring shop to get ready for winter, but he keeps getting interrupted by neighbors needing his special help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction NassCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NASSteele, 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,...
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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 STENerada, Anthony
Summary: "Stonebridge High’s resident bad boy, Wesley “Big Mac” Mackenzie, is failing senior year—thanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends, and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding and a secret photography obsession. So when his mom drags him to a production of The Nutcracker, Wes isn’t interested at all . . . until he sees Tristan Monroe. Mr. Nutcracker himself. Wes knows he shouldn’t...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Teen 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC NERNyoko, Mel
Summary: A Black mother replaces common misconceptions with empowering statements and lets her daughter know there are no limits to what she can achieve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NYOClements, Andrew
Summary: A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance--until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Book Studio 1988
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CLEGuendelsberger, Erin
Summary: Simple, rhyming text encourages girls to accept their struggles, fuel their passions, and love themselves for exactly who they are, because who they are is powerful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids 2023
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Summary: Mia has a homework assignment to think of five words that apply to herself--but when other kids laugh at her she is beset by negative words that buzz about in her brain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RICTortorella, Nico
Summary: "Olivette introduces kids to the multitudes inside us all"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TORSimonson, Louise
Summary: Lilly desperately wants to be one of the "cool girls" at Memorial Middle School, so she is thrilled to be invited to Tania's birthday party; but Tania is actually interested in Lilly's older brother, Hank, and when that does not work out she turns on Lilly, bullying her and making her life miserable--until a suggestion from her favorite teacher, and a campaign against bullying, provides Lilly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JUNWilson, Kimberly
Summary: "Pennies, worthless? Non-cents! Hot off the minting press, Penny feels like a million bucks. But as other coins and bills are spent while she sits forgotten, she begins to doubt her value. She is too small to slot-surf with Quarter. Even penny candy sells for a dime! Refusing to be short-changed, she sets out to find her purpose at any cost. Readers will laugh at a wealth of money puns, learn a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Kids 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WILCastillo, Lauren
Summary: "When a young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city, the girl feels fine on her own. She would rather play by herself than meet new kids at the park or have a playdate with the other children in her building. And when her mom takes her to story time at the bookstore, she breaks down in tears. But things start to change when she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CASAntonissen, Bianca
Summary: "When little bird Tim hatches from his egg, the other birds say he should learn how to fly. All the fathers and mothers give him their best advice. But Tim isn't so sure. Does he really have to do what everyone else is doing?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clavis 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANTHale, Shannon
Summary: Unicorn wants to be as perfect as everyone seems to think he is, so when he embarrasses himself in front of Kitty he is afraid Kitty will no longer want to be friends with a not-so-perfect Unicorn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022