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2) Flo
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
While the other pandas try to rush her from one activity to another, Flo enjoys relaxing, stopping to smell the roses, and really seeing the world around her.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rumple Buttercup has 5 crooked teeth, 3 strands of hair, green skin, and his left foot is slightly bigger than his right. He is weird. Join him and Candy Corn Carl (his imaginary friend made of trash) as they learn the joy of individuality as well as the magic of belonging."--
7) Babies
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of how great it is to be different, and how differences make us special--whether they're in babies, families, bodies, or anything else.
10) The family book
Author
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A little boy named Claus worries that he is different from other kids: he likes to wear red all the time and his favorite hangout is the workshop with his grandmother. His grandmother tells him his differences make him special and a Christmas snowstorm helps Claus appreciate his talents"--
12) Dogs
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A celebration of how great it is to be different, and how differences make us special--whether they're in babies, families, bodies, or anything else.
14) I'm not
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl discovers that best friends can enjoy and do well at different things as long as they are good at being friends.
15) Perfectly Norman
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Norman is thrilled to discover he grew a pair of wings overnight, but his excitement turns to doubt when he realizes he is now different from everyone else, causing him to question whether there is such thing as perfectly normal.
16) Cats
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This colorful little book is a celebration of how great it is to be different, and how differences make us special--whether they're in babies, birthdays, cats, dads, dogs, families, or anything else"--Back cover.
18) What I am
Author
Publisher
Viking Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A young narrator describes herself as many things at the same time - a girl, a granddaughter, Indian, American, both selfish and generous, mean and kind - and these seeming contradictions are precisely what makes her a unique individual.
20) Neither
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Because Neither is unlike both the rabbits and birds of the Land of This and That, it sets out to find a new place where all kinds of creatures are welcome.
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