This book shares ethnic diversity that young children should be aware of beginning at a young age. There are certain Jewish words in this book that are crucial to understanding the story. This book entails the journey of a young girl whose patience is running thing by being the smallest and youngest person in her family. When you are reading this book, you have to keep an open mind and allow your students to keep an open mind on certain Jewish holidays and traditions. I would read this book to a second grade class because I feel as thought they will be able to understand the concept of different holidays and traditions. ( )