The Sneetches, by Dr. Seuss Diversity Book #2

     I love this story, and for younger readers it is a must in any elementary school's library!  The Sneetches is an excellent example of important it is to be yourself, yet embrace others differences.  Dr. Seuss has a nitch for teaching wonderful moral lessons with humor, and this book is not any different.  The Sneetches characters learn after losing all of their money, that the "best" sneetch is any sneetch, and it doesn't matter whether or not they have a star on their belly or not.  To me, this is teaching kids at a very impressionable age that just because someone is different than you, does not mean they are less of a person.  For students to learn this at a very young age is vital!  I see so many kids everyday get bullied, made fun of, or picked on because they are different, and I truly believe that if they learn this lesson at an early age, and it is "beat" into their brains it will make a difference, and stop the intolerance.  I think also it is important that Seuss uses humor.  I believe that older children respond and make connections to books that are realistic to their lives, however, I think that younger students respond and learn better from humor.  This book's story is timeless.  It is so important that today's youth learn the lesson of tolerance because without it, our world they will struggle as they grow older.