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  Since We're Friends: An Autism Picture Book

  Celeste Shally

  A boy describes his friendship with Matt, whose autism spectrum disorder causes him to behave strangely at times, and how he make things easier for Matt at school and in their neighborhood.

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  Single-Parent Families

  Sarah L. Schuette

  Simple text and photographs present single-parent families, including how family members interact with one another.

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  Sing to the Stars

  Mary Brigid Barrett and Sandra Speidel

  When Ephram becomes friends with a blind man in his neighborhood and finds out that Mr. Washington was a famous pianist who hasn't touched a piano for a long time, he resolves to get the man back on stage.

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  Sisters

  Judith Caseley

  Kika has just been adopted -- and she's worried. There's so much that's new to her: a different language, new friends to make, and something she's never had before -- a family. Melissa has a new sister -- and she's excited. There's so much to share with Kika: trips to the playground, afternoons at the library, and birthday parties. Through each new experience, Kika and Melissa discover that sisterhood can be fun, challenging, and sometimes unpredictable, but always rewarding. Best of all, a sister is a friend for life.

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  Skin Again

  Bell Hooks

  The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much, what's most important is who we are on the inside.

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  Small Things

  Mel Tregonning

  In this wordless graphic picture book, a young boy feels alone with his worries. He isn't fitting in well at school. His grades are slipping. He's even lashing out at those who love him. This short but hard-hitting wordless graphic picture book gets to the heart of childhood anxiety and opens the way for dialogue about acceptance, vulnerability, and the universal experience of worry.

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  Some Kids Just Can't Sit Still

  Sam Goldstein

  Rhyming text describes how difficult life can be for a child with Attention deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and how parents, teachers, and doctors can help.

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  Some People Have Two Dads

  Luca Panzini and Fabri Kramer

  This first book from the Some Families series is about Daisy, a happy little girl with two dads. We follow her through the story of her birthday and learn how fathers were helped by a surrogate to bring Daisy into their lives. An increasing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples are having children through surrogacy, co-parenting, donor, and adoption.

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  Some People Have Two Mums

  Fabri Framer and Luca Panzini

  This second book from the Some Families series is about Milo, a happy little boy with two mums. We follow him through his bedtime routine and learn how his mothers were helped by a donor to bring Milo into their lives. An increasing number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples are having children through surrogacy, co-parenting, donor, and adoption.

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  Sometimes it's Grandmas and Grandpas, Not Mommies and Daddies

  Gayle Byrne

  A young girl who lives with her grandparents experiences warmth, love, and closeness, even when she wonders why her parents are not raising her.

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  Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry

  Bebe Moore Campbell

  A little girl learns coping skills with the help of her grandmother, neighbors and school friends, when her mother's mental illness disrupts her daily routine.

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  Sometimes Noise is Big: Life with Autism

  Angela Coelho

  Sometimes noise is too big for my ears. Sometimes the light is too loud for my eyes. I have autism and this means that sometimes the world around me is just too much! This book will help you to see the world through my eyes and to understand why I react to things the way I do. Flipping the perspective for neurotypicals, this book explains in simple terms some of the sensory issues experienced by children with autism. It shows situations which can be overwhelming and the ways that somebody with autism might react when there is too much going on. This picture book raises awareness of autism and helps young children of all abilities to better understand these issues.

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  Sometimes We Were Brave

  Pat Brisson

  Jerome's mother is a sailor in the United States Navy, and when she is away at sea he tries to be brave even though misses her and has some bad days.

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  Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds

  Jorge Argueta

  Poems describe the experiences of young Central Americans as they leave the dangers of their own countries to undertake the risky journey north to seek relative safety in the United States.

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  Sonya's Family (All Kinds of Families)

  Elliot Riley

  There are many types of families. Meet Sonya's family. Her parents are divorced so she spends time with each of them separately.

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  Sosu's Call

  Meshack Asare

  When a great storm threatens, Sosu, an African boy who is unable to walk, joins his dog Fusa in helping save their village.

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  Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie

  Norton Juster

  A little girl spends time with her Poppy and Nana and answers to two very different nicknames.

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  Spacegirl Pukes

  Katy Watson

  Young spacegirl is especially lucky to have two mothers and a very curious cat nearby when rocket troubles and nausea begin.

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  Sparkle Boy

  Leslea Newman

  Three-year-old Casey wants what his older sister, Jessie, has--a shimmery skirt, glittery painted nails, and a sparkly bracelet--but Jessie does not approve until an encounter with two bullies helps her evolve to a place of acceptance of her gender creative younger brother.

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  Special People, Special Ways

  Arlene H. Maguire

  A poem about the ways in which people with many differences in physical and mental ability share the same human needs for love and understanding.

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  Speranza's Sweater

  Marcy Pusey

  Speranza wears her sweater everywhere, hanging onto the last memories of her birth home, until it's threadbare. Like her unraveled sweater, Speranza must weave together a new story, brining threads from her past and strands from her present, into a future of love, family and the true meaning of home.

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  Splash, Anna Hibiscus

  Atinuke .

  Anna Hibiscus goes to the beach with her family and has trouble finding someone to splash in the water with her.

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  Splish, Splat!

  Alexis Domney

  When Colin asks to have his bedroom painted, his mother hires two deaf professionals to do the job, but when the two painters Betty and Molly get too chatty on the job, they produce an unintended effect on the walls.

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  Spork

  Kyo Maclear

  His mum is a spoon, his dad is a fork, and he's a bit of both: he's Spork, a utensil who just doesn't seem to fit into the regimented world of the cutlery drawer, and this is his "multi-cutlery" tale, a humorous commentary on individuality and tolerance, that capture the experience and emotions of all who have ever wondered about their place in the world.

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  Stand Beautiful

  Chloe Howard

  A whimsical and inspiring picture book that encourages children to embrace their own uniqueness and celebrate the differences in others.