I am special!

Picture books about individuality, self esteem, identity, and self acceptance

Freckleface Strawberry
By: Julianne Moore


"Freckleface Strawberry is just like everyone else, except that she has red hair and freckles but when she tries to hide who she is, she learns about true friendship and accepting yourself just as you are."

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Happy to Be Nappy
By: Bell Hooks


A fun and rhythmic ode to beauty and hair of all types with a strong message about loving yourself just the way you are.


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Arthur's Nose
By: Marc Brown


Arthur does not like his long nose and he does not like being teased in school so he decides to visit the rhinologist for a change. Should he choose a rabbit nose? An armadillo nose? In the end, Arthur decides his own long aardvark nose is in fact the best nose for him.


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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
By: Patty Lovell


"Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself. "

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The Skin You Live In
By: Michael Tyler

"Rhyming text and illustrations celebrate being content with the skin in which one lives, whatever that skin might be. With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers."


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The Mixed-Up Chameleon
By: Eric Carle

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.


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