The message of this story is that exercise can be fun. I like this book because of the illustrations. There was a picture to go along with everything that George and the professor did. For example they showed them on the Ferris wheel and showed them running with balloons. I did not like this story because the writing was not very interesting. Nothing that the author does captures the reader attention. There weren’t any expressions to show excitement, “ George and professor ran together to the finish line. She received a medal for finishing the race.” ( )