Books like The Hugely-Wugely Spider
By Ethan T. Berlin
For the kid who's ever been told they're too big, too loud, or too much to join in, Hugely-Wugely is the friend who proves that doesn't stay true. Playful, a little heartfelt, built on a familiar rhyme turned upside down.
A girl dreads joining the special education class at her new school, nicknamed the junkyard, until her teacher Mrs. Peterson helps her see her odd, brilliant classmates for who they really are.
A parent looks at a child and wonders aloud, in rhyme, about all the different people they might grow up to be — brave, clever, silly, wise — no matter what.
A young reindeer with a glowing red nose is teased and left out by the other reindeer, until a foggy Christmas Eve gives Santa a reason to need him most.
A celebration told through many young voices, each one honoring the beauty of their own brown skin and finding themselves reflected in the natural world around them.
A duckling too odd-looking for his own barnyard is mocked and driven off, then must survive hunters and harsh seasons alone before discovering what he truly is.
A gentle pony too plain for the beautiful horses inside the walled city ends up the only one who can save its children when the bridge breaks in half.
A box of crayons argues over their different colors, each one grumbling about another — until they discover that working together lets them create a single beautiful picture.
A giraffe named Gerald longs to dance but his crooked knees and thin legs keep tripping him up, until an unlikely friend offers just the encouragement he needs.
A poodle growing up among three talented bulldog brothers isn't sure what makes her special — until Gaston's sister Ooh-La-La goes missing in the park and Antoinette feels a pull to find her.
A beloved dinosaur bakes cookies, helps old ladies cross the street, and plays with kids in town — while one boy, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie, insists she's scientifically extinct and shouldn't exist at all.
The true story of Jack Baker and Michael McConnell, who fought through Minnesota courts and the U.S. Supreme Court to become the first legally married same-sex couple in America, on September 3, 1971.
A young python born bright yellow with sporty stripes refuses to grow up big, green, and boring like the older snakes around him — even when a pale green stripe starts creeping across his skin.
