Sooki the elephant tries everything to get rid of his saggy baggy skin until he learns that he doesn't have to.
The story is simple and good for beginning readers. The pictures are cute and bright. And there is a good message here that you should not feel the need to change who you are to meet someone else's idea of who you should be. There is also a lesson here that the Monkeys, just like Sooki, have all learned. Keep moving until you find people just like you, because people who are different will never accept you. That's how we all ended up together. And although it has worked out pretty well for us (and quite frankly everyone else too since they don't have to deal with us) I'm not sure it's quite the lesson you want to be teaching your young impressionable children. So if you read this classic story to your children just make sure they are getting the message you intended them to get.
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