Unfortunately this is a story that needs to be told again and again and again. We just cannot seem to take the message to heart so that it becomes ingrained in our very nature. What is on the outside isn't what's important. What matters - at least what NEEDS to matter - is what is in the heart. The most beautiful person could have an evil heart. Someone severely burned or disfigured may very well be the best person you will ever meet. If we are only seeing someone on a surface level, we are not being OUR best selves.
Thankfully the polar bear in this story was willing to help the poor brown cub. Not only that, she gave all those judgmental animals a good dose of the "knock it off now" message. She wasn't afraid to stand up for what was right even if the face of opposition. OK, I realize that she was much bigger and more ferocious than everyone else, but if that is where you are heading, you are missing the entire point of the story. Accepting people without regard to how they look should be habitual even when we feel like David against Goliath. If we don't see the good in people no matter their color, shape, or size, then we need to keep trying to do better until we finally get it!
Sure, give this book to the children in your life, but don't stop there. Give it to parents, grandparents, friends, neighbors.... We ALL need to hear this message, and this book is a gentle way to get it. There is no preaching or belittling or yelling or talking down to anyone. Yes, there is repetition, but it is not ad nauseam. People learn through repetition. Yes, we as adults SHOULDN'T need to be reminded as often as children, but that doesn't mean we DON'T need to be once in a while. Do yourself a favor - do the WORLD a favor - and take this message to heart because if you aren't part of the solution, then you're part of the problem. Trust me: the world has enough problems already. Let's try to change that one friend at a time.
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