SPECIAL PEOPLE, SPECIAL WAYS
written by Arlene Maguire
illustrated by Sheila Bailey
Portunus Publishing Co. (www.portunus.net)
Special People, Special Ways helps the preschool audience to understand about people with disabilities, while maintaining the age-old adage that everyone has something special to offer. With bouncy rhymes and bright, eye-catching illustrations, this sweet picture book delivers the important message that differences can be celebrated.
DIFFERENT JUST LIKE ME
written & illustrated by Lori Mitchell
Talewinds (www.charlesbridge.com)
DIFFERENT LIKE ME offers an unusual combination of colorful people with black-and-white backgrounds, emphasizing the differences between people, while concurrently reminding the readers to look past these differences to everyone's similarities. This colorful picture book reminds us all "that differences are what make the world beautiful."
BECAUSE BRIAN HUGGED HIS MOTHER
written by David L. Rice
Dawn Publications (www.DawnPub.com)
Sometimes the little things that people do are what really make a difference. That 's what "Because Brian Hugged His Mother" is all about. Often, kids think because they are kids, they can't make a difference. David Rice's picture book shows them that no matter how small they are, or how small their acts of kindness are, they can cause good things to happen. If you like to hug and show your little ones that they are important, check out "Because Brian Hugged His Mother" and start a chain reaction of kindness of your own.