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At first Prudence tries to fit in with the other cows in the herd, suppressing all her scientific smarts and imaginative inventing, but in a moment of inspiration, she realizes how to show the others that she can be a part-time cow and a full-time member of the herd.

Despite his teacher's entreaties that it would be perfect for Mother's Day, Max refuses to color in the same flower picture as the rest of the class.

Even though they do things very differently, friends Fred and Ted enjoy going camping together in the woods.

Having escaped from Castle Cant during the Chewing Gum Rebellion, Lucy and Pauline try to elude their pursuers and one of the girls discovers a surprising truth about her parentage.

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.

Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.

Dorothy Penguin, disturbed that all penquins look alike, asks Santa to grant her wish to be just a little bit different.

A punctuation mark feels bad that he doesn't fit in with the others until a friend reveals the possibilities that exist when differences are accepted.

Bright blue and different from all her brothers and sisters, Thunder Bunny discovers she came from the sky.

Portrays everyday situations in which children see themselves as different in family life, preferences, and aptitudes, and yet feel that being different is all right.