Like all Dr. Seuss books, this is a wonderful book. However, because of the message it gives all of us at all different ages I put this in a separate category from all others! My husband and I both read this to our babies while I was pregnant. I have no doubt babies know the special voices of parents when read to in the womb. This book as welll as Cat in the Hat were the ones we read the most. I still find it an amazing read for us mid-life parents and still can generate reflective thought on the lives we are living. This book seems to move through life with you. Our sons are 5 and 10, and I'm sure when the first one graduates highschool, this book will bring tears to my eyes.