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"A young boy with a limb difference wishes people could see him for who he is, rather than treating him as "so amazing" due to his disability"--Provided by publisher.

Celebrates the ways in which we are all different. "Do you know there's something totally cool about each of us? We're different in all kinds of ways... fun and wonderful ways! We can be different on the outside, like red apple and a yellow apple. But we can also be as different as apples and dogs, with different shapes, sizes, and colors. We can be different on the inside too! We can have different emotions, different dreams, and different ways...

Todos los días, Tobi sale a pasear con su familia. En el parque, le gusta saludar a todo el mundo: pequeñas familias con perros grandes, gente alta con perros altos y gente bajita con perros bajitos. Hay familias con gente que se parece entre sí y otras donde todos son diferentes. Hay familias que son silenciosas, algunas que gritan o cantan alto y otras que prefieren jugar juntas. Aun cuando hay tanta gente y perros en el parque que Tobi no puede...

"Ghosts are supposed to be sheets, light as air and able to whirl and twirl and float and soar. But the little ghost who is a quilt can't whirl or twirl at all, and when he flies, he gets very hot. He doesn't know why he's a quilt. His parents are both sheets, and so are all of his friends. (His great-grandmother was a lace curtain, but that doesn't really help cheer him up.) He feels sad and left out when his friends are zooming around and he can't...

"A morning of mixing and matching is underway at the dog park as dogs gleefully discover the qualities that make them similar. Some love to play with balls, others prefer chasing squirrels. Some like wet food, others prefer kibble. Some like to wear sweaters, others to destroy them . . . As endless Venn diagrams of connection are shaped and reshaped, the dogs find that they may have more in common than they think! Here's an entertaining graphic novel-picture...

In The Ottertons' Eruption, an ECSELent Adventures story, Hemmy visits the grocery store with his dad and sister to purchase supplies for a science project. While at the store, Hemmy has an outburst during a disagreement with his dad. At home Hemmy struggles to calm down, so his dad teaches him a few techniques for managing big emotions.--Publisher.

Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman has lived at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother since he was 6 years old, homeschooled by the residents until he's forced to attend middle school, where he sticks out like a sore thumb.

Mindy is the first baby in Milk Tea Town whose colors are different, but as more are born they band together to study history and learn what it really means to be "boba".

"A narwal's horn keeps getting in the way during his first week of kindergarten, until his new friends help him find just the right accommodations"--Provided by publisher.

"Names hold power. They can be a greeting, provide comfort, act as a warning, or honor our ancestors and heroes. Sometimes growing into a name, or selecting a new one, can take a little time. Names connect us to others and help create who we are and what makes us uniquely special. With an engaging visual narrative buzzing with people and names of all stripes, and a lilting text that's perfect for reading aloud, the creator of The Favorite Book and...