This book is about finding acceptance and equality in all things. The book starts off in a land where creatures called Sneetches live, but there are two different types of Sneetches: ones with stars on their bellies and ones with no-stars on their bellies. The star belly Sneetches think that they are special because of their stars and treat the no-star belly Sneetches badly. The no-star belly Sneetches are very jealous and feel degraded as a people. Suddenly a stranger appears and offers them a solution; he can put stars on their bellies using a special machine. Once every no-star belly Sneetches had stepped through and received their stars, the original star belly Sneetches got mad because they no longer felt special because they were all the same. The sneaky stranger approached them and offered them a solution; the giant machine could also take away stars. The main action happens as the Sneetches go back and forth in the machine getting stars put on and then taken off their bellies until nobody could tell which way was special anymore. …show more content…
The illustrations take the story even further by helping to interpret beyond the literal meaning of the story to produce a visualization of an imaginative world where creatures called Sneetches exist. Together the language and illustrations work together to weave a masterfully crafted world that is vibrant but yet relatable to readers. The conflict of the star versus no-star Sneetches screams at the conflict in the real world where there is discrimination based on culture, race, sex and age. The story solves this conflict in an easy and humorous way, leaving the readers in awe of its