Books, Children's Books, Issues, Tolerance

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Joy Behar
Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog
by Dutton Juvenile (Hardcover)

Comedian and talk-show host Joy Behar has teamed up with illustrator Gene Barretta to create a feisty, lovable character in this cheerful, funny picture book. When Max the mixed-breed meets a pack of snobby purebred dogs in the dog run, he can’t understand why they don’t want to play with him and his mongrel friends. Determined to get everyone to play together, brainy Max—who is part poodle, after all—comes up with a way to break the ice between the mixed-breeds and the purebreds. America’s current obsession with designer dogs makes this book as timely as it is lively.

Douglas Wood
Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
by Scholastic Press (Hardcover)

All the Colors of the Earth
by HarperCollins (Library Binding) (Release Date: 1994-08-15)

Celebrate the colors of children and the colors of love--not black or white or yellow or red, but roaring brown, whispering gold, tinkling pink, and more."How better to celebrate ethnic diversity than to look to children, the hope of the future? This glorious picture book does just that."--Booklist"A poetic picture book and an exemplary work of art. The simple text describes children's skin tones and hair in terms of natural phenomena...and then describes love for these children with rich colors and flavors....[A] celebration of diversity."--School Library Journal.

Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin
Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Tricycle Press (Hardcover)

Don’t Laugh at Me Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin / Illustrations by Glin Dibley Afterword by Peter Yarrow I’m fat, I’m thin. I’m short, I’m tall. I’m deaf, I’m blind. Hey, aren’t we all? With these words the chart-topping song of the same name has percolated through schools and camps across North America with its unforgettable message of acceptance and pride. The Don’t Laugh at Me Project, inspired by the text of this book, asks kids to raise their voices to create ridicule-free environments. Those voices are now brought into full-color harmony through rich, emotionally engaging illustrations. Legions of children are eager to learn a new language and stop the cycle of teasing. Hey, aren’t we all?

Julia Donaldson
Night Monkey Day Monkey
by Egmont Books (UK) (Paperback)

Donaldson's text and Richards' artwork work stunningly together to create this charming story. Written with the rhythmic flair we have come to know and love in the award-winning Gruffalo, Night Monkey, Day Monkey tells of the enchanting two monkeys and how they come to learn about each other's opposite worlds. This is a beautiful book, not to be missed.

P. K. Hallinan
A Rainbow of Friends
by Ideals Publications (Hardcover)

With brilliantly-colored marker illustrations demonstrates the timeless lesson of acceptance of others. This heartwarming book explains that each person is unique and adds immensely to the lives of others. Hallinan's verses encourage children to respect the disabled to help those in trouble and to reach out to the people around them

Cheri J. Meiners
Accept And Value Each Person (Learning to Get Along)
by Free Spirit Publishing (Paperback)

The world is becoming more diverse, and so are the daily lives of our children. Accepting and valuing people and groups who are different from oneself and one's immediate family is a critical social skill. This book introduces diversity and related concepts: respecting differences, being inclusive, and appreciating people just the way they are. Includes questions, activities, and games that reinforce the ideas being taught.

Sam Swope
Araboolies of Liberty Street
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (Paperback)

The kids of Liberty Street join forces to help the Araboolies when mean General Pinch orders them to move because they look different.

bell hooks
Skin Again
by Hyperion Book CH (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2004-10-25)

The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who i am You have got to come inside And open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much-what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free. Skin Again celebrates this freedom.

Scribbleville
by Philomel (Hardcover)

Welcome to Scribbleville, where everything is made entirely of wiggles, squiggles, and scribbles. Straight lines are nowhere to be found, and the people of Scribbleville like it that way! Until the day an odd-looking stranger arrives . . . He is as straight as a stick. He builds a square house with a pointed roof.Wherever he goes, people stare and think: Someone should tell him he doesn’t belong! And perhaps he doesn’t. Until one child looks beyond the edges and sees what others cannot. Peter Holwitz’s simple fable and childlike illustrations speak equally to children and adults about the beauty inherent in differences. Share it with that special scribbler in your life.

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