Belinda the Ballerina

by Amy Young (2002, Puffin Books, 5.99)
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Once there was a ballerina named Belinda. Belinda loved to dance, but she had two big problems: her left foot and her right foot. When people made fun of her, Belinda decided to give up dance forever. But when will she do without it? With her determination and spirit, she finds a way to continue doing what she loves best. Belinda takes center stage in this charming story in which the size of her feet is rivaled only by the size of her heart. Color. Grades K-3. [7.5” x 10”...32 pages]

Three Nasty Gnarlies

by Keith Graves (2003, Scholastic, 16.95/hardback)
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Based on an obscure operetta by Funguso Smellagrossi, this is a story of three nasty gnarlies. They love their lives in the dump until a snooty butterfly comes along and convinces them that they have to look like her to be beautiful. So they wrap themselves in bits of silk and hang upside down from a tree. In the spring, when they discover they are still nasty gnarlies, they must draw on all of their inner strength to appreciate their true selves. Color. Grades 2-5. [11” x 8”...40 pages]

We're Different, We're the Same

by Bobbie Kates (1992, Random House, 3.25)
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Illustrations and simple rhyming text show that while the body parts of various human and the Sesame Street Muppet characters may look different, they have similar uses. Color. Grades K-2. [8” x 8”...32 pages]

The Biggest Nose

by Kathy Caple (1985, Houghton Mifflin, 5.95)
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Eleanor the elephant is self-conscious about her large nose. After she is teased by Betty the hippopotamus who says she has the biggest nose in the whole school. She then tries to tie it in a knot to make it shorter. It doesn't work. Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 8.5”...32 pages]

Arthur's Eyes

by Marc Brown (1979, Atlantic Monthly Press, 6.99)
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Arthur's friends tease him at school when he gets glasses. His embarrassment about wearing new glasses leads to hilarious havoc, and to the realization that four eyes can be better than two for this aardvark. Color. Grades K-3. [7” x 10”...32 pages]

Arthur's Nose

by Marc Brown (1976, Atlantic Monthly Press, 6.99)
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Unhappy with his nose, Arthur, an aardvark, visits the "rhinologist" to get a new one. Arthur goes to great lengths to change the look of his nose—until he finally learns to be happy with it, and with himself. Color. Grades K-3. [7” x 10”...32 pages]

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