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Differences/Diversity

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Shades of People
Shelly Rotner

If we look all around us we will see people of all different shades. We may all look different on the outside, but it takes more to know who someone is on the inside. ​

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The Skin You Live In
Michael Tyler

We all have a unique skin we live in. But there are so many things about us that are similar too. The skin you live in shows the importance of diversity and acceptance. ​

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God's Very Good Idea
Trillia Newbell

God's very good idea is to have lots of different people enjoying loving him and loving each other. Through the saving work of Christ, everyone can be part of God's very good idea. ​

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We're Different, We're the Same
Bobbi Kates

This book celebrates how we are different and how we are the same. Who better than Sesame Street to teach us that we may all look different on the outside—but it's important to remember that deep down, we are all very much alike. We all have the same needs, desires, and feelings.

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What I Like About Me
Allia Zobel-Nolan

This book celebrates what makes us different is what makes us special. Each of the kids in this book are different, and they wouldn't have it any other way! Each one of us is special in our own way, and we should all find what I like about me.

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A Friend Like Simon
Kate Gaynor

This book deals with Autism. A child with autism joins a mainstream classroom. The children notice his different behavior and find it hard to cope or understand. The children in this class learn that a friend like Simon can be a good thing. 

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Just Because
Rebecca Elliot
This book deals with a child who has a disability. "My big sister Clemmie is my best friend. She can’t walk, talk, move around much, cook macaroni, pilot a plane, juggle or do algebra. I don’t know why she doesn’t do these things. Just because."

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Maddi's Fridge
Lois Brandt

This book deals with hunger and hardship. Sophia and Maddi are best friends, they go to the same school and like all the same things. Sophia learns a secret about Maddi one day, Maddi's family cannot afford to buy food for their fridge. Sophia has to decide whether she will keep Maddi's secret or tell her parents about the empty fridge.

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My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
Cari Best

This book deals with a child who is blind. Zulay and her three best friends do all the same things, even though Zulay is blind. One day their teacher asks what they want to do on field day and Zulay wants to run in a race. With the help of an aide, and the support of her friends, Zulay gets her wish. 

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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Patty Lovell

This book deals with being confident even when you're different. Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. But she doesn't mind one bit, her grandma always told her to stand tall and be herself. 

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Susan Laughs
Jeanne Willis

This book deals with a child in a wheelchair. This story follows Susan through a series of familiar activities. She swims with her father, works hard in school, plays with her friends -- and even rides a horse. Not until the end of the story is it revealed that Susan uses a wheelchair.

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The Pirate of Kindergarten
George Ella Lyon

This book deals with vision issues. Doubles are good for lots of things—double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard.

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