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Norman is very surprised to have wings suddenly, and he has the most fun ever trying them out high in the sky. But then he has to go in for dinner. What will his parents think? What will everyone else think? Norman feels the safest plan is to cover his wings with a big coat. But hiding the thing that makes you different proves tricky and upsetting. Can Norman ever truly be himself?
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"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
5) I am enough
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Kindness Week 2022
Little Black Library
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
Kindness Week 2022
Little Black Library
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Preschoolers)
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Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
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Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.
There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are lots of reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from. Maybe it's what you eat or something just as random. Whatever it is, it's not easy to...
7) The bad seed
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The bad seed changes his mind about being bad and decides that he wants to be happy.
9) Big
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Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
10) The good egg
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National Picture Book Month - November 2022
OBD How Eggciting! - YOUTH
OBD Social/Emotional Development - YOUTH
OBD How Eggciting! - YOUTH
OBD Social/Emotional Development - YOUTH
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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
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Celebrating Differences
Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Mental Health Awareness Month 2022
OBD Find Your Voice! Summer Reading 2023 - YOUTH
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Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.
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Alexander (Judith Viorst) volume 1
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Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
National Picture Book Month - November 2022
OBD Reading is Groovy - YOUTH
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National Picture Book Month - November 2022
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On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
13) You matter
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.
14) Be kind
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"When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate wants to make her feel better, wondering: What does it mean to be kind?" From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving story explores what kindness is, and how any act, big or small, can make a difference--or at least help a friend. With a gentle text from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash, Pat Zietlow Miller, and irresistible...
15) A normal pig
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"Pip is a normal pig who does normal stuff: cooking, painting, and dreaming of what she'll be when she grows up. But one day a new pig comes to school and starts pointing out all the ways in which Pip is different. Suddenly she doesn't like any of the same things she used to...the things that made her Pip. A wonderful springboard for conversations with children, at home and in the classroom, about diversity and difference."--Amazon.com.
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In her early thirties, [the author] had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want - husband, country home, successful career - but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she felt consumed by panic and confusion. This ... is the story of how she left behind all these outward marks of success, and of what she found in their place. Presents the memoir of a magazine writer's yearlong travels across the world in search of pleasure, guidance,...
17) Just because
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From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.
18) The smart cookie
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Be a smart cookie--and don't miss the fifth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from creators Jory John and Pete Oswald! This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't...
19) Thankful
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"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--
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