FICTION

You Can Do It!

by Betsy LEWIN
You Can Do It! illus. by author. 32p. (I Like To Read Series). Holiday House. Apr. 2013. RTE $14.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2522-8. LC 201104907.
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PreS-Gr 1—This book has very little text, but Lewin's signature breezy watercolors make any more verbiage unnecessary. A young alligator notices a sign: "Big Race Sunday." "I can win," he says. "No, you can't," says a mean-looking gator with a back-facing baseball cap. "Yes, you can," says the first gator's pink-ribboned female friend. Youngsters will take pleasure in reciting or reading the book aloud as they root for the racer, who trains-"Can so. Can so. Can so."-and trains-"Too slow. Too slow. Can't"-and trains-"I CAN do it!" Each gesture and eye movement conveys the intense drama of a young creature struggling for confidence and accomplishment. A successful easy reader from this popular author/illustrator.—Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY
Reviewed by Susan Weitz , Apr 01, 2013

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