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Alike and Different
Booklist

Let's Talk About It: Extraordinary Friends
by Rogers, Fred
The extraordinary friends in this book have taken the time to get to know each other, and they found that they're more alike than they are different.

If We Were All The Same
by Rogers, Fred
Helps children understand that it's our differences that make each one of us special.

Danny's Song
by the Producers of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The story of Danny, an 8-year-old child with a physical disability, who gains confidence in himself and learns to express his feelings.

Borka
by Birningham, John, Illus. Birningham, John
Borka was just like her brothers and sisters; she had a beak and wings and webbed feet... she just didn't have any feathers.

This and That
by Sykes, Julie
Cat got up in the morning, doing this and that, so the animals name her new kittens This and That.

Bein' With You This Way
by Nikola-Lisa, W., Illus. Bryant, Michael
A joyous celebration of diversity.

Bronzeville Boys and Girls
by Brooks, Gwendolyn
A classic collection of poems by a prize-winning poet identifies way in which we share common experiences.

Seven Blind Mice
by Young, Ed, Illus. Young, Ed
Each of the mice finds a different part of the elephant, and only when they talk to each other, do they realize it is one animal.

The Story of Ferdinand
by Leaf, Munro
For more than 50 years, children have listened to the story of this bull who was content to sit and smell the flowers.

The Hungry Caterpillar
by Carle, Eric
An all time favorite about a caterpillar who eats his way to being a butterfly

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