A character enumerates a great many things that it enjoys doing, although not great at any of them, knowing that someday it will excel at something.

Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.

Horace, an adopted child, realizes that being part of a family depends on how you feel and not how you look.

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

A boy confides in a friend that he doesn t know what to say when he s teased for having two dads, and when kids say that they re not a real family. In their conversation, his friend helps him see how her family (with a mom and a dad) isn t all that different from his: they both have parents who love them, and they both love their parents. And it s love that makes a family.

"A little moth hides from the dark, and doesn't want to leave his bright and cozy home. But here's a secret: he loves watching the stars. They only come out at night, though . . . when it's dark outside. One night, the stars give the moth the courage to go outside into the night. There, he makes friends with other creatures who are also afraid of the dark, and they play and sparkle under the stars. But will a dangerous encounter with a group of hungry...

Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.

Worried that his short ears make him different from the other rabbits, Rory tries to fit in with other animals.

On the first day of kindergarten, Joon's teacher mistakes Joon, who has short hair and is wearing trousers, for a boy, something she finds very upsetting until she figures out a way to let everyone know who she is.

An alligator feels different things from time to time, but they are all okay.