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Janell Cannon · 48 pages
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
Chrysanthemum
Kevin Henkes · 32 pages
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Wilfred
Ryan T. Higgins
When Wilfred, a big, hairy, and lonesome giant, enters a town full of tiny bald people, he finds only one friend but that proves to be enough when the other townspeople trick him out of his warm hair.
Corduroy
Don Freeman · 32 pages
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him, he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo · 228 pages
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost...Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustl
You Are Special
Max Lucado · 32 pages
Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.
The Invisible Boy
Trudy Ludwig · 36 pages
Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party... until, that is, a new kid comes to class. When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian is the first to make him feel welcome. And when Brian and Justin team up to work on a class project together, Brian finds a way to shine. From esteemed author and speaker Trudy Ludw
A Bear Called Paddington
Michael Bond · 160 pages
Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were de
Neville
Norton Juster
When a boy and his family move to a new house, he devises an ingenious way to meet people in the neighborhood.
Odd Duck
Cecil Castellucci
"Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks fly south for the winter, but there's nothing so odd about that. Chad, on the other hand, is one strange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she can't overlook his odd habits. It's a good thing Chad has a normal friend like Theodora to set a good example for him. But who
Strictly No Elephants
Lisa Mantchev · 32 pages
A boy is excluded from joining his friends' pet club because of his unusual pet.
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell · 39 pages
Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.
The Monster Who Lost His Mean
Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Teased by the other monsters for being nice instead of mean, Onster prefers playing with children and helping them with their chores to frightening them.
Hello, My Name is Octicorn
Kevin Diller · 40 pages
Meet Octicorn. He s half octopus, half unicorn, half confused . . . which sometimes makes it hard to fit in. But maybe that s not such a bad thing. This utterly charming story is for anyone who s ever felt a little different.
Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed
J.C. Phillipps
Although ninjas should be silent and use stealth, Wink finds his enthusiasm gets him into trouble with his teacher until he finds the perfect way to express both traits.
Leo the Lop
Stephen Cosgrove · 32 pages
Leo is a lop-eared rabbit whose ears go down, not up. The other normal rabbits laughed and laughed until they discovered that down was normal and up was not. A classic Serendipity story about the meaning of normal.
Excellent Ed
Stacy McAnulty · 32 pages
Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent, except Ed the dog, who is determined to find something at which he, too, can excel.
Mrs. Katz and Tush
Patricia Polacco · 32 pages
A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.
The Crayon Box that Talked
Shane DeRolf
Although they are many different colors, the crayons in a box discover that when they get together they can appreciate each other and make a complete picture.