Picture Books
Let's Read about Acceptance!
Picture Books About Acceptance
10,000 Dresses
by Marcus Ewert

Bailey longs to wear the beautiful dresses of her dreams but is ridiculed by her unsympathetic family which rejects her true perception of herself.
 
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AAAlligator!
by Judith Henderson

When a hungry alligator moves to their town, the residents want him out... until they get to know him (and learn what he's actually hungry for!). A timely tale about empathy, acceptance and a community's response to injustice.
 
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Beegu
by Alexis Deacon

Offers a story of acceptance as Beegu, a friendly, stranded alien awaiting a signal to get her back home, meets and plays with a group of curious kids in a school yard until an adult notices and ruins the fun time for all. 
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
by Jennifer Wojtowicz

Shunned at school because he sprouts flowers every full moon, Rink Bowagon makes a special pair of shoes for a classmate who is able to appreciate his unique abilities.
 
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Bug in a Vacuum
by Mélanie Watt

When a fly gets sucked up into a vacuum he goes through the five stages of grief as he explores his new surroundings.
Clancy the Courageous Cow
by Lachie Hume

Clancy the cow is a misfit in his herd, but when he proves himself in the annual cow wrestling match, he demonstrates the foolishness of judging by appearances. 
A Color of his Own
by Leo Lionni

A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn't have his own color like other animals.
 
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A Funny Little Bird
by Jennifer Yerkes

A lonely, invisible bird adorns himself with brightly-colored feathers and flowers hoping to attract friends, but after catching the eye of a fox, he runs so fast that he loses his treasures and learns a lesson about friendship.
Giraffes Can't Dance
by Giles Andreae

A giraffe with a bad case of stage fright and self-doubt finds encouragement from an unlikely friend who inspires him to dance to his own tune, in a padded board book edition of the best-selling classic. 
 
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I Don't Want to be a Frog
by Dev Petty

A frog who yearns to be any animal that is cute and warm discovers that being wet, slimy, and full of bugs has its advantages.
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