While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...

Jennifer tells of the many ways that she and her twin sister, Julie, are alike and different.

A misfit bunny finds out that the characteristic that makes him different helps the Easter Bunny save the day.

At the police dog training school, free-spirited Lulu does not fit in with the other, more obedient dogs, and it is up to her handler to help Lulu find a way to be happy.

When Julianna turns into a bird, she is embarrassed and gets teased at school, but soon she finds advantages to having wings--and learns she is not the only part-wild student.

"Mouse, Elephant, and Giraffe have so much in common. They like the same games. They eat the same snacks. They need no one else! Or do they? Perhaps there's something beautiful in making new friends." --book jacket

"The L.O.L. Surprise! squad loves being different and unique. Their motto is Be You!" --back cover.

"When tiny Fern hatches from a lone egg deep within an ancient forest, she sets out to discover her destiny. Surely among all these dinosaurs, some small and quick, some big and tall, there must be an answer to her question. Will Fern ever find out who she is and where she came from?" --back cover

Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.

"This young narrator is many things. A daughter and a granddaughter. Selfish and generous. Mean and kind. American and Indian. With heart, humor, and tenderness, Divya Srinivasan shows us the complexity of all that we are, and all that we can be. After all, each of us is so much more than any one thing."--book jacket.