I was a Rat by Philip Pullman follows the adventures of a boy named Roger, who was once a rat. When Roger gets turned into a boy he turns up on the porch of an older couple Bob and Joan. Bob and Joan take him in and care for him, but one day Roger gets taken and Bob and Joan will do anything to find him. Roger becomes part of a circus because of the guy that took him, but eventually he escapes the circus. In the end, the princess helps Bob and Joan find Roger because Roger knew the princess when he was a rat and she just worked in a kitchen. Bob and Joan were so happy when they found Roger and they all lived happily ever after. This book teaches children to love and accept everyone, no matter how different they are. Everyone is special in their own way and they should not be judged because of it.