Washoe County Library System

If all of us were exactly alike and totally the same, We'd be boring and dull and that would be a shame. Everyone is someone special. We are all one of a kind.Just show the world who you arelet your you-ness shine! There is beauty and power in what makes each of us unique, and Sandra Magsamen reminds us that it is our differences that allow us to be our one-and-only selves. With a warm, inspiring message, this book will give children courage to embrace...

"Shows young readers how the whole world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are different"--

"Mary, a young girl with a meditative disposition, finds her quiet curiosity at odds with her boisterous family. Eventually, Mary is so still that she seems to fade from her family's sight. When calling loudly for her gets no result, the family tries quiet waiting instead and find both Mary and the simple beauty in slowing down to listen to the world."--

In rhyming text, all the things that make our bodies special--from the texture of our hair to the color of our eyes--are celebrated.

Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours), and friends who are better than her at a million other things. Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and specialand that her superpower was right in front of her...

"Mia and Molly are twins. They look the same and they like the same things. But they are also different in many ways!"--

When Bat moves to a new home, her wild young neighbors are convinced she is daft because she sees things so differently than they do, until Owl asks some questions that reveal the truth to all.

"A new hotel for bugs has just opened, and the local bugs are so excited! When the doors open, they marvel at the decorations, check out the buffet, and lounge by the pool and spa. Soon, a slug enters the building and asks for a room, but the manager tells him that the hotel is only for bugs. The sad slug leaves, and the bugs point out to the manager that even the bugs are all different--and even stranger than the slug! Some of the bugs have ears...

"When Humperdink the baby elephant joins the childrens playgroup, he seems friendly enough, but it soon becomes clear that hes not very good at the usual games the children play, like dressing up or hide-and-seek. When he breaks the childrens favorite slide, everyone feels sad. But with a little patience and understanding the children soon discover that Humperdink is good at some things-- especially if they use their imaginations-- leading to a riotously...

From author-illustrator Jarvis comes a buoyant underwater tale about a little blue fish who learns that being dazzling isnt what makes you special.Coral Reef City is home to the most brilliant tropical fish in the ocean. Sparkling and multicolored, they swim around and around, showing off. And then theres Terry. Small, blue, and ordinary, Terry spends his days playing hiding games with his friends and wishing the tropical fish would play with him,...