From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.

Unhappy that her horns will be smaller than those of her animal friends, Little Goat learns from Grandfather that everyone has special characteristics that will be useful in their lives. Includes facts about goat behavior.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels, he or she matters.

"Encourages readers to accept and love themselves as they are and advises them to be confident, curious, adaptable, and willing to speak up." -- (Source of summary not specified)

When Stewart Stork tries to become taller, faster, and stronger, his friends help him realize that he is fine just the way he is.

Giant Jack, a rat growing up in a mouse family, suffers from being larger and clumsier than his siblings, until Mother Mouse explains that his differences make him special.

A group of animals debate what "the important thing to have" might be--a long neck? Quills? Webbed feet? At last they realize that their differences are all valuable and make them unique.

"Maudie McGinn has a secret. Maudie, who's autistic, can't wait to spend the summer with her dad. It's her escape from life with her mom and stepdad during the school year. But when a wildfire forces Maudie and her dad to evacuate, they head to the small beach town where her dad grew up. As Maudie starts to navigate new waters, she makes friends and feels accepted like never before - and even learns how to surf. Still the end of her trip looms. Soon,...

When Randy's mom realizes he is having trouble seeing, she takes him to visit Doctor Bee who says Randy needs glasses. When Randy sees himself wearing the new pair of glasses, he does everything he can to get rid of them, but his mother always seems to have another pair.

"Teddy the T-Rex is jealous that his best friend Pete the Pterodactyl can fly. But when a friend Tina the Tricertaops reminds Teddy of all the great things a T-Rex can do, Teddy ends up feeling much better about himself"-- Provided by publisher.