Gerald Mcboing Boing
Depicts a small boy who speaks in loud noises instead of words and who struggles with loneliness before he is discovered by the owner of a radio station in search of sound effects.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 56
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
The Wrong-way Rabbit
Tibbar the backward bunny does everything the opposite from what's expected, walking backwards and going up the down stairs.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 41
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
Oodles Of Animals
Short, easy to read rhymes reveal what is unique about various animals, from ape to wolf.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 76
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Black, White, Just Right
A girl explains how her parents are different in color, tastes in art and food, and pet preferences, and how she herself is different too--but just right.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: individuality [X], interracial marriage, parent and child, stories in rhyme [X], parent-child relationship
My Box Of Color
This rhyming picture book asks that we accept each other as we are.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
A Head Is For Hats
Rhyming text describes parts of the body and their uses--hands for waving and painting, a mouth for singing and eating--and tells how the parts add up to be a unique person.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 270
Giraffes Can't Dance
Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 173
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
subjects: stories in rhyme [X], dancing, giraffes, giraffe, dance, individuality [X], creative ability, emotions, bullies, poetry, animals, identity, identity (philosophical concept)
Mac And Cheese
Two cats that are as different as night and day are nevertheless best friends.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: stories in rhyme [X], best friends, friendship, individuality [X], cats, readers (elementary), identity, pets, animals
All Kinds Of Kids
Children may be different in how they look, what they like to do, and even what they like to eat, but they all have great smiles.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 170
Special People, Special Ways
A story about the ways in which people deal with many differences in physical and mental ability, even as they share the same human need for love and understanding.
362.4
year: 2000
copies: 5
call number/section: 362.4
lexile:
The Crayon Box That Talked
Although they are many different colors, the crayons in a box discover that when they get together they can appreciate each other and make a complete picture.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 124
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
No Two Alike
Follows a pair of birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 120
Finklehopper Frog
Finklehopper Frog's jogging style and wild jogging suit meet with criticism until he runs into Ruby Rabbit.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: running, frogs, rabbits, individuality [X], stories in rhyme [X], jogging, self-acceptance
Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble
A little girl asks her grandmother to try being "normalish" instead of wearing a pointy hat, taking her cats and frogs and bats with her wherever she goes, and driving a flying car, but neither one is happy with the results.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
subjects: witches, grandmothers, individuality [X], stories in rhyme [X], juvenile fiction / family / multigenerational
Hooray For You!
Presents a collection of reasons for celebrating one's unique qualities, in simple rhyming verse and illustrations.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700