Dont laught at me

Don’t Laugh at me Written by: Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin Illustrations by: Glin Dibley
Don’t laugh at me is about normal people who have certain characteristics; yet, are being made fun of. Every page of this book is related to a person or people that may have something different that makes them out of the norm. For instance, some children in the book may have glasses, or braces; making them easily made fun of with mean comments from others. The book is emotional and has the ability to bring people together touching on issues of differences in people aren’t quite as big as many may seem. At the end all the people come together sharing that they are not so different after all.
This books definite strength is having characters that are very relatable to children as they would be able to see from the big, vibrantly colored pictures. Children in the book may be in a wheelchair, be shorter, or a little bigger than the other children thus readers of this book could understand alienated feeling the characters have because the reader may have also felt that way before. The message of the book is very clear to the reader that you shouldn’t make fun of or single other people out. Another concept this is has is to teach that everyone is different and for a goof reason; if everyone was exactly the same, life would be boring. This book would be helpful in teaching children to be considerate of others feelings and could be read out loud in class to invoke children to share their thoughts and feelings about the issues being stated in the book. There is also a cd with the book in song that adds a element of emotion that I would recommend sharing with the children and perhaps making it into a sing along.