Red: A Crayon's Story

I love this book!  If you don't know it, check it out. Here is a blurb from the website... 

​"Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what readers have known all along. He's blue! This funny, heartwarming, colorful picture book about finding the courage to be true to your inner self can be read on multiple levels, and it offers something for everyone!"

I've used this book in many schools and classrooms to teach children the idea that there is so much more to a person than just what we can see.  

Here is a cool resource. The HRC Foundation's Welcoming Schools Program offers a fantastic lesson plan complete with templates for classroom teachers. Check it out.