RecommendedReads: “BeingYou”PictureBooks
Strong ClaraAnganuzzi
PANGA, C
Maurice is different to the other dragons. He isn't very scary, and he doesn't like to breathe fire or snarl or growl. In fact, what he loves most in the world is flowers! But will the other dragons accept Maurice for who he really is?
SlothisNotaBaby! NellyBuchet
PBUCH, N
Sloth is unsure about climbing higher in the tree, as her friend Moth reminds her how the other animals can avoid falling, but when a storm rolls in Sloth's unique skill can save the day.
Oh,Olive! LianCho
PCHO, L
Debut author-illustrator Lian Cho delivers a hilariously cheeky picture book that celebrates the creativity of a young girl who breaks from the rigid traditions of her famous artist parents to make a colorful splash in her own unique style.
BecomingCharley KellyDiPucchio
PDIPU, K
Unlike all the other caterpillars Charley sometimes wonders what it would be like to be a fawn or a waterfall, so when the day comes to form her chrysalis, Charley must decide who she will become.
NotPerfect MayaMyers
PMYER, M
When Dot and her classmates get an assignment to make a poster about a person they admire, Dot has someone in mind right away: her best friend. But draft after draft comes out looking all wrong! How will she ever make the perfect poster for her perfect friend?
Prunella BethFerry
PFERR, B
Born with a purple thumb , Prunella prefers her to cultivate her strange, noxious garden over the company of people until a little boy visits and admires her prickly plants.
SlowDown,Stanley ElenaLevi
PLEVI, E
Sloths are slow. They sleep all night--and they sleep all day. But Stanley is different and proud to be so. Can the other sloths accept him for who he really is?
LikeYou,LikeMe
JennySueKostecki-Shaw
PKOST, J
Pen pals Tulsi and Vanessa discover that even though life in their countries--Tanzania and America--is very different, they still have a lot in common.
RorytheRemarkableDragon KathrynRammell
Rory enters the Dragon Academy, School for Gifted Dragons, and quickly becomes the most popular dragon there, but he seems very different from the other dragons--for one thing "he" is a "she".
TheBoyWhoTriedtoShrinkHisName SandhyaParappukkaran
When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he decides to shrink his name to the shorter, simpler Zim, but when his new friend Elly sees him for who he truly is, Zimdalamashkermishkada finds the confidence to step proudly into his long name.
PREES, D
Edna the very first chicken is hatching her very first eggs! With long, sharp teeth and claws, one of her chicks, Sinclair, is an unusual chicken. But when Gorgosaurus threatens his family, Sinclair might just prove to be the best chicken ever.
PRAMM, K
PPARA, S
It’sNotEasyBeingaGhost MarilynSadler
PSADL, M
Misty is a sad ghost. The haunted house she lives in is cold and damp. Her living room is full of spiderwebs. And she's too CUTE to be spooky! What Misty needs to do, she thinks, is to be someone else. But will being spooky make Misty happy?
UrsulaUpsideDown CoreyR.Tabor
PTABO, C
Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky full of scrumptious bugs below. Then one question turns her world upside down. Is left right? Is right wrong? Which way even is up?
OlivetteisYou NicoTortorella
PTORT, N
Olivette is here to let you in on a secret: you can be anything you want to be. And even better, you can be all of it! Olivette is energetic, moody, and unique—just like you, Olivette contains multitudes.
Belong
MaryRandHess
PHESS, M
In this warm, uplifting story, a new kid in town finds the courage to carve their own path, one that leads to a celebration of friendship and being yourself.