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1) Lovely
Author
Publisher
Creston Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"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!"--
Author
Series
Fox and Chick volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fox is calm and thoughtful. Chick is hyperactive and flighty. They don't always agree, but they are friends anyway.
4) The mountain
Author
Publisher
North South
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The bear knows exactly what the mountain looks like a forest. The sheep, octopus, and ant also know the mountain. It's a meadow! It's surrounded by water...The chamois and snow hare have their opinions too. It seems the mountain looks different to every animal. How can that be? And whose point of view is right?"--
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Kiki and Jax are best friends, but they couldn't be more different. The one thing they always agree on is how much fun they have together. But when things start to get in the way, can they make space for what has always sparked joy--each other?"--
7) I don't care
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Two friends share their delight in the little things that set them apart, and the big things that bring them together"--
Author
Publisher
Dottir Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The brainchild of three women-of-color sociologists, IntersectionAllies is a smooth, gleeful entry into intersectional feminism. The nine interconnected characters proudly describe themselves and their backgrounds, involving topics that range from a physical disability to language brokering, offering an opportunity to take pride in a personal story and connect to collective struggle for justice. The group bond grounds the message of allyship and...
11) Little John Crow
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After being abandoned by his animal friends, Little John Crow must come to terms with what it means to be part of a community when you are a vulture."--
12) Be you!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Invites young readers to join Queen Bee, Soul Babe, Splatters and all the L.O.L. Surprise! dolls as they celebrate the things that make them the same and different.
14) We are a class
Author
Publisher
Beaming Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the different identities, personalities, talents, and gifts that make up a class of students.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Send the invites, set the table, and prepare for all types of guests in author- illustrator Katie Vernon’s rollicking good time picture book, We’re Having a Party (for Everyone!). How do you host a party for a chipmunk, a ghost, a vampire, an astronaut, a giraffe, a robot, a tooth, an octopus, a rockstar, a T. rex, a queen, Gramps, Paw Paw, and Bigfoot? Lana has a few tips for her nervous pup, Lemon, on how to make sure their first dinner party...
Author
Publisher
Greater You Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Swahili
Description
An important book for children that highlights the beauty of our differences. All people are beautiful. All cultures are beautiful. All languages are beautiful. Celebrating our differences is a good thing. What better way to talk about diversity and acceptance than with bright colors, fun graphics, and interactive ways that children can enjoy reading. Enjoy learning a few new words in a different language and even use your creativity in other activities...
17) A quiet girl
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mary, a young girl with a meditative disposition, finds her quiet curiosity at odds with her boisterous family. Eventually, Mary is so still that she seems to fade from her family's sight. When calling loudly for her gets no result, the family tries quiet waiting instead and find both Mary and the simple beauty in slowing down to listen to the world."--
Author
Publisher
North-South
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"At first glance, all penguins look the same. But a closer look reveals that every penguin is different. Theo is the smartest of them all, but doesn't want to show it. Felix has short wings, Sarah loves to draw more than talk, and Lena is attracted to Ida. Each penguin has worries and fears, strengths and dreams. And yet, together they form a community"--
19) Ways to play
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Riley has plenty of ways to play; like lining up dolls and stuffies by size and shape. Tearing up newspapers and making piles into mountains, using sharp crayons to draw big swirly patterns. But bossy cousin Emma thinks those ways are wrong, wrong, and wrong. And she makes no bones about letting Riley know exactly what her opinion is. Fortunately, Charlie the dog is on hand to help with a breakthrough demonstration that there are MANY ways to play;...
20) Duck!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Duck runs around the farm shouting 'DUCK!' to all the other animals, the animals grow increasingly frustrated as they try to explain to Duck just which animal is which. Unfortunately, something is falling from the sky. And 'DUCK!' just isn't enough of a warning" -- Dust jacket.
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