It's okay to need some help.
It's okay to be a different color.
It's okay to talk about your feelings.

From the bestselling author Todd Parr comes a reassuring book about being who you are.

Told with Todd Parr's signature wit and wisdom, It's Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the important messages of acceptance, understanding, and confidence in an accessible, child-friendly format. The book features the bold, bright colors and silly scenes that made Todd a premiere voice for emotional discussions in children's literature. Targeted to young children first beginning to read, this book will inspire kids to celebrate their individuality through acceptance of others and self-confidence--and it's never to early to develop a healthy self-esteem.

It's Okay to be Different is designed to encourage early literacy, enhance emotional development, celebrate multiculturalism and diversity, and promote character growth.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2001
ISBN: 9780316666039
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 10.32h x 10.26w x 0.38d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/27/2001 pg. 83
School Library Journal 10/01/2001 pg. 128
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 26 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2002 pg. 26 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 504735 / It's Okay to Be Different
Reading Level: 1.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5