Books like The Saggy Baggy Elephant
By Kathryn Jackson
For the child who's ever felt embarrassed about being different, Sooki's journey from self-doubt to a joyful one-two-three-kick lands right in the heart. Gentle, warm, and reassuring, with a jungle setting rendered in soft, storybook-classic art.
A little boy with only little things — a little pinwheel, a little tricycle — watches his big brother and sister zoom past on bigger, faster toys, until he plants a tiny seed of his own.
A young transgender girl shares what it's like to have a girl's brain in a boy's body, from loving pink and mermaid costumes to helping her family understand who she really is.
A fisherman's son who spends his days alone with six cats finds a baby whale washed up after a storm and secretly brings it home to care for it — until it needs the sea again.
A little bird named Choco longs for a mother and searches among all kinds of animals, none of whom look like him, before finding one in a warm, unexpected shape.
A mother and daughter treasure their one shared Saturday each week, planning storytime, salon time, a picnic, and a puppet show — but one setback after another threatens to spoil it.
A bulldog puppy raised among poodle sisters works hard to sip, yip, and walk with grace — until a park meeting with a bulldog family reveals a baby mix-up, and everyone must decide what makes a family.
A self-conscious giraffe named Edward hates his long, bendy neck and tries every trick he can think of to hide it — until a slow-moving turtle helps him see it differently.
A young girl with skin the color of midnight longs to be lighter like her mother and sister, until a shooting star's story about the sisters Night and Day changes how she sees herself.
A Pakistani-American girl is chosen as flower girl for her Auntie Laila's wedding, where her Auntie Amina paints intricate henna designs on her hands — but Nadia worries what her classmates will think on Monday.
A gentle, repeating question moves through the animal world — from kangaroos to lions to dolphins — showing every baby, a joey, a cub, a calf, has a mother who loves it.
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 young hare tries to show his father just how much he loves him, stretching his arms wide and reaching as high as he can — but Big Nutbrown Hare always finds a way to love him back more.
