individuality

High school loser Tom Henderson discovers that "The Catcher in the Rye" may hold the clues to the many mysteries in his life.

Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.

Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay," such as being a different color, needing some help, being adopted, and having a different nose.

Two twin girls, who have always shared everything, sleep in separate beds with their own blankets for the first time.

A young hippopotamus who is bored with his life sets out to discover "just the right kind of animal to be.".

William, a big bear, feels far from beautiful and different from everyone else, until his friends convince him he does have a talent to be proud of and that makes him special.

In 1899 on an island off the coast of Maine, fifteen-year-old May learns why she has always felt different from the other girls in her small town, but must keep hidden that she is a mermaid or risk attracting the attention of a dangerous hunter, and losing a boy for whom she cares.

When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a robot to show her school friends the joys of science, she ends up learning something from them instead.

Ambrose, a polar bear, and Zina, a penguin, are very different but they can still find ways to meet in the middle.

Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, Perfect, and Tacky are having a wonderful Christmas, complete with an unusual tree, when Tacky's odd behavior saves them from a group of hunters.