You Can Be
You Can Be
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Innovation Press
Annotation: There are many ways to be a kid... Active and entertaining characters drawn in the author Elise Gravel's signature style will elicit giggles from kids and adults alike as they highlight all the weird and wonderful ways to be a kid. Short and sweet, You Can Be is a gentle reminder to embrace diversity in yourself and others, to be kind, and above all, to be YOURSELF.
Genre: [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #6584831
Format: Board Book
Special Formats: Board Book Board Book
Publisher: Innovation Press
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 10/09/18
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-943147-40-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-943147-40-3
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2018942425
Dimensions: 18 cm
Language: English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews

This board book invites young readers to think about the many ways a child can be.The message of embracing who you are is a popular one in contemporary children's books; this latest offering comes in the form of humorous cartoonlike figures representing some of the many silly—and not so silly—ways a kid can feel, behave, interact, and so on—"(except mean or rude, of course)." Standing out from the white background, on each page a wacky and exaggerated cartoon is accompanied by a single word: "funny," "sensitive," "grumpy," "smelly," "caring," etc. Each word is appropriately embellished to match its subject; "artsy" is rendered in fancy letters, and "dirty" drips small blobs of mud. Occasionally, the author adds some side comments that are sure to elicit giggles in young readers; for example on the "Smelly" page, a parenthetical "(sometimes)" keeps it light, along with speech bubbles that add "oops!" "sorry" and "toot!" But most importantly, the author concludes, just being "YOURSELF" is best. The children illustrated represent different skin and hair colors, though none have visible disabilities.Adult readers and their young listeners will find this book best used as a conversation springboard. (Board book. 4-6)

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

There are a great many different ways -to be,- suggests Gravel in this funny and affirming board book. Cartoon children display different moods, feelings, and states of being. A wide-eyed child takes off running-he-s -scared.- Striking a -bizarre- look, another child sticks out her tongue and bulges out one of her eyes. A girl in pigtails and an A-line dress makes a -noisy- sound, while another child proudly displays his painting of a pink horse-he-s -artsy.- Whether -adventurous- or -quiet,- -helpful- or -angry,- all ways of being are valid (except being rude or mean, Gravel says). Readers may recognize their own moods in the expressive, goofy characters. Ages 3-5. (Oct.)

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Reading Level: 1.0
Interest Level: P-K

There are many ways to be a kid... Active and entertaining characters drawn in the author Elise Gravel's signature style will elicit giggles from kids and adults alike as they highlight all the weird and wonderful ways to be a kid. Short and sweet, You Can Be is a gentle reminder to embrace diversity in yourself and others, to be kind, and above all, to be YOURSELF.


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