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Theme

appearance vs. character

Books about appearance vs. character for readers of all ages.

Cover of Firegirl

Firegirl

Tony Abbott

Ages 9–13empathyfriendship

Cover of Little Miss Splendid and the Beast

Little Miss Splendid and the Beast

Alice Downes

Ages 5–10kindnesscourage

Cover of Beauty and the beastly children

Beauty and the beastly children

Michael O. Tunnell

Ages 6–10acceptancehumor

Cover of Firegirl

Firegirl

Tony Abbott

Ages 10–14friendshipacceptance

Cover of Of Beast and Beauty

Of Beast and Beauty

Stacey Jay

Ages 13–18acceptanceprejudice

Cover of Dandelion

Dandelion

Don Freeman, Jerry Terheyden

Ages 4–8self-acceptanceidentity