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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Be Yourself Books

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Be Yourself

I Like Me!

By Nancy CarlsonViking Kestrel

A book to help children celebrate themselves.

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Be Yourself

I Like Myself

By Karen BeaumontHarcourt

A girl shares what she likes about herself and why. She talks about being confident in being herself.

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Be Yourself

It’s Okay to Be Different

By Todd ParrMegan Tingley Books, Little, Brown and Company

Young children are shown the importance of being unique by accepting others and having self-confidence.

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Be Yourself

Just Because

By Rebecca ElliottLion Hudson

This heartwarming picture book about being perfectly loved, no matter what, tells of a brother’s love for his sister.

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Be Yourself

King & King

By Linda de HaanTricycle Press

When the queen insists that the prince get married and take over as king, the search for a suitable mate does not turn out as expected.

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Be Yourself

Laxmi’s Mooch

By Shelly AnandKokila

After Laxmi’s friend Zoe points out the hairs on her lip, Laxmi is very self-conscious until her East Indian parents help her to accept and celebrate her appearance.

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Be Yourself

Me Gusta Como Soy!/ I Like Myself

By Karen BeaumontHoughton Mifflin Harcourt

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Be Kind, Be Persistent, Be Yourself

My Brother Charlie

By Holly Robinson PeeteScholastic Press

A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it hard to communicate with words, but who, in most ways, is just like any other boy.

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