The Riddle of John the Little has what children like. They are often stories that rhyme, are rhythmic, humorous, have animals, especially bears, and scare them, but not by too much.
The book can increase Adults’ enjoyment of reading to children because it is not too long, and adults enjoy the wordplay.
It has some of what teachers like. Stories that employ rhyme and rhythm help teach children how to read because it teaches them how language works. The many new two-syllable words correspond to illustrations that show what the words mean.