Line goes straight on her way, while Scribble wanders and zigzags, but they are still best friends and can work together with their individual perspectives to make art.

When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.

Eighth-grader Jewel has all the usual middle school problems (crush on an unattainable boy, ex-BFF), but the thing that is making life a torment at school is the horn growing out of her forehead, which cannot be removed simply; she has two friends she can depend on and an invisible unicorn companion, but she would really like to be normal in time to read her essay in regional French speaking competition--and maybe she has found a doctor who can do...

Meet the ploofers. The ploofers have been practicing something special that they all want to do at the exact same time—but wait! What’s that? One of them does something different! When one little ploofer goes against the usual flow of things, the rest of them turn their backs on him. But all it takes is for one person to recognize the beauty in being different to spark a change in attitude of everyone.

"Betty the Yeti wants to play hide-and-seek with her new city friends, but her size and bright white fur make it difficult to hide--seeking may be a different matter"--

"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together.and learn they have more in common than they thought"--

Friends Carrot and Cookie try to see past their differences before their friendship spoils.

Millie is different from the other cows on the farm: she wears polka dots instead of spots and she definitely stands out from the herd; the other cows make fun of her, but Millie does not care, instead she flaunts her differences--and when the other farm animals respect and imitate her the other cows wonder if they should be more tolerant of Millie's uniqueness.

"Lili Macaroni loves every feature she has inherited from a family member, but when she starts kindergarten she is teased for those very traits. Burdened by unhappiness, she creates a polka-dotted butterfly and imagines it flying her sorrows away--and finds she has introduced a powerful tool for conversations about emotions, self-esteem, and resilience."--

"Little Nick felt worried about his friends not accepting him because of his new reading glasses. Luckily, while interacting with his peers he realized that all people have differences that make them unique. This book teaches the message that all children should love themselves and others just the way they are. We have to be kind to those who are different from us, respect all the differences and celebrate diversity!"--Back cover. "This is the fourth...