Best Books: Flat Stanley

Have you ever read the Flat Stanley books? Flat Stanley has been around for over 50 years. The endearing boy who was flattened by a bulletin board that fell on him while he slept has been sharing silly and fantastic adventures for over 5 decades. Multiple generations of families have enjoyed the one-dimensional, but never dull stories of Stanley Lambchop. Stanley goes on incredible journeys using the postal service to travel the country and world. He saves the Famous Museum from sneak thieves, he finds jewelry lost in places we thought never to see again. But perhaps the most important thing about Stanley is he teaches us the lesson of inclusion, of how we are all different, yet we are all the same.

We may not all be as different as Stanley is, but we are all definitely unique in ways that, to us at least, seem to isolate us and make us the obvious choice to bully. Flat Stanley is a great story for kids who think they are different, or for kids who may not want to interact with someone who is different. It is an excellent tool for teaching diversity, inclusion, acceptance and making someone understand the pain that is left behind when someone is bullied.

o in such a fun and simple way that readers do not feel they are being forced to read a book that will make them learn. The journey that readers experience with Stanley is organic. It changes and grows with the reader and allows them to follow along unobtrusively. Check out the Flat Stanley series now if you haven't read it before. We highly suggest starting with Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure! You will not be disappointed!