I was really excited about this book b/c of the diversity of kids on the cover and the topic in general. However I should have definitely read it myself before presenting it to my daughter. Although she did not complain - as I read the book, the word "different" was repeated way too many times. I started to get the feeling that I was pointing out to her that she was in some way so different from everyone else. I felt like the book lost it's purpose in that it made differences seem so prominent instead of portraying that we are all the same but unique in our own ways. Looking again, I realize that this was first written in 1976... I guess the way we look at diversity has changed... poor book choice in my opinion... not what I was looking for.