I like this book because it sends a good message to young children. The illustrations are simple enough that they do not take away from the story. For example the colors are not too bright and and there is not too much distracting detail in the drawings. The writing is engaging and teaches children a lesson while doing so. Herbie finds out in the story that no everyone is going to accept him but that there is always going to be someone that wants to be his friend. The main idea is that people are not always going to be accepted but it is always worth going against your fears and trying something new.