NCW Libraries

Large, small, or as big as a mountain--somewhere there is a rock waiting for every single person.

Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay," such as "It's Okay to be a different color," "It's Okay to need some help," "It's Okay to be adopted," and "It's Okay to have a Different nose."

From the Publisher: The classic story about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability is "a dramatic retelling of an old Chinese tale. When Bishop makes the tall brother stretch, the sea-swallower work, or the robust one hold his breath, young children will laugh and laugh."-New York Herald Tribune Books.

"Each of us has a unique and powerful voice, whether we speak loudly or softly, sing or sign, or without any words at all."-- Provided by publisher.

Tired of being an emu, Edward decides to try being like other animals at the zoo, but he soon discovers that being himself is the best after all.

Follows a pair of red birds on a snowflake-filled journey through a winter landscape, where everything everywhere, from branches and leaves to forests full of trees, is unique.

Encourages every girl to embrace all of the things that make her unique, to be strong and kind, to stand up for herself, and more.

Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing.

When Grandpa Eldo asks Elmer and Wilbur to help a young elephant find her way back to her herd, they are surprised to find that she is pink, but even greater surprises are in store for them.