Hooray for you! is a celebration of "you-ness"--the grand sum of body, mind and heart that makes every person truly unique!

"No longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, a hen glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, and comes up with a plan to escape into the wild--and to hatch an egg of her own"--

Hamlet enjoys reading books and writing poetry, not playing in the mud and fighting over supper like the other pigs, but he finally finds someone who appreciates him just as he is.

"The boy is teased for looking different. His skin is darker, his hair is curlier, his nose in bigger than everyone else's. The boy is chocolate. He wishes he looked like the other kids. For everyone who has ever felt different, who has wished to be someone else, here is a celebration of how sweet and lovely and delicious you are."--P. [4] of cover.

Niblet and Ralph may look a lot alike, but they are very different. Niblet loves noshing on crunchy potato chips. Ralph loves putting on headphones and jamming to his favorite records. But both cats have one thing in common- They love being friends and waving to each other from their windows across the courtyard of the apartment building they live in. One day, Niblet and Ralph decide it's time to meet in person (or in cat?). But when they mistakenly...

When Karl and Hazel find themselves alone together on a small ice floe, they learn to appreciate and like each other despite their differences.

All of the penguins are smart and sensible. All except Percy, who is . . . well . . . not so perfect. But when Percy leaves, things just aren't the same without him. The penguins soon realize there’s more to life than being perfect.--Back cover.

"Howard is sure that he is a very exceptional gecko. After all, he's the only camouflaged creature in the rain forest--or so he assumes. But Howard doesn't always notice other animals, especially those who can also hide in plain sight. When he learns that there are other camouflaged creatures, he doesn't feel so special anymore. Is Howard... average? And if so, who will love a completely unexceptional gecko like Howard?" --

"On the first day of school, vivacious Amanda the Panda meets anxious Alfred the Alligator. But when Amanda decides that Alfred would be the perfect best friend for her, the difference in their temperaments leads to hurt feelings"--

In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.