So at lunch the next day he asked Judi, the assistant kindergarten teacher, if she could write a few sentences about one of her heroes. He was surprised when she wrote a few sentences about Dr. Seuss. "Why is Dr. Seuss a hero?" Sammy wondered out loud. "Go back and read his stories and you'll understand why," Judi said. Sammy didn't get it, but if there were anyone in the school who knew what was important, it was Judi the assistant kindergarten teacher. As he was leaving, he called back over his shoulder, "By the way, what's your favorite Dr. Seuss story?" "I like "Sneetches on the Beaches," Judi said with a smile. "It's by far his best story.