Many examples of children who are laughed at because of their differences... Includes fat, skinny, short, tall, glasses, braces, slow to learn, last one to be chosen, beggar, blind, deaf, and wheelchair-bound. Also includes the song on a CD plus the music/lyrics at the end of the book

Ages 3 - 7

I liked this book even more after listening to the song on the CD.

I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it just felt like a downer, though it has a good message. I do recommend listening to the CD though. I liked the book better after hearing the music, realizing the book is written from the lyrics.

Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin with an afterward by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary. Glin Dibley is the illustrator and I loved the BIO written about him in the back, ending with "Hey, don't laugh at me!"

This might be a good way to begin a discussion on bullying, though it does mention God, so I'm sure the public school teachers might shy away from reading it due to various beliefs in the classroom.

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