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Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
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"A love bird who doesn't like kisses? Rissy's friends and family wonder if she's sick, confused, or rude. But kisses make Rissy uncomfortable. Can she show everyone there's not one right way to share affection?"--
Author
Language
English
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Description
Lucy's grandpa has always taught her the importance of treating others the way you would want to be treated, and that it's okay to be different. When Lucy's classmate Ralph starts teasing her at school, Lucy makes a very courageous decision to stand up for herself and what she believes.
Author
Series
Charley and Emma stories volume 2
Publisher
Beaming Books, an imprint of 1517 Media
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
When she encounters problems that diminish her enjoyment of a class field trip to a local art museum, Emma calls on her inner sense of awesome to stand up for herself and teach her friend Charley how to feel comfortable in his own skin.
4) Frog boots
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
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 stereotypes.
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Language
English
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Black Lives Matter: Books to Start a Conversation
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices with Marley Dias
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices with Marley Dias
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Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow their dreams. This inspiring picture book brings together a poem by acclaimed author Angela Johnson and Nina Crews's distinctive photocollage illustrations to celebrate girls of color" --
Author
Series
Charley and Emma stories volume 1
Publisher
Beaming Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Five-year-old Charley gets teased for daydreaming and drawing more than his friends, but when he meets Emma, who is physically different, he needs help remembering that being different is okay.
9) 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.
11) Green pants
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Jameson refuses to wear pants that are not green, until he has to choose between wearing his green pants and wearing a tuxedo with black pants so that he can be in his cousin's wedding.
12) Be a friend
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"Dennis is an ordinary boy who expresses himself in extraordinary ways. Some children do show-and-tell. Dennis mimes his. Some children climb trees. Dennis is happy to BE a tree... But being a mime can be lonely. It isn't until Dennis meets a girl named Joy that he discovers the power of friendship--and how special he truly is!"--
15) Oddbird
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Language
English
Description
It's SO hot outside. All the fancy birds are gathered around the water, wishing they could cool off. But they don't want to get wet and ruin their fine feathers. Oddbird isn't worried about his feathers; he wants to go for a refreshing dip. But he doesn't fit in. He's not fancy, or colorful. He's just... different. The other birds don't want him around. How can he join them? --from Amazon.
Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 8
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, Perfect, and Tacky are having a wonderful Christmas, complete with an unusual tree, when Tacky's odd behavior saves them from a group of hunters.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Young Maggie struggles to master her chopsticks. It seems nearly everyone around the dinner table has something to say about the right way to hold them. But when Father reminds her not to worry about what everyone else thinks, Maggie finally gets a grip on an important lesson...everyone is different and there is no right or wrong way to hold chopsticks.
18) Gaston
Author
Series
Gaston and friends volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A proper bulldog raised in a poodle family and a tough poodle raised in a bulldog family meet one day in the park.
20) Piggy Bunny
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Liam is a piglet who wants to be the Easter Bunny when he grows up, but no one believes he can do it until, with a lot of practice and some help from his grandparents, he shows them all.
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