I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t by Leo & Diane Dillon

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I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t was written by Leo & Diane Dillon. This book was first publicated in Feb 27, 2018 by Scholastic Inc. The fiction book is 32 pages long and the price is $17.99. [1] In more than 50 years they created more than 100 speculative fiction book and magazine covers together as well as much interior artwork. Essentially all of their work in that field was join. [2]

Summary

I Can Be Anything! Don't tell me I Can't by Diane Dillon is the enthusiastic story of a girl named Zoe! Zoe, a little colored girl is exploring all her future career possibilities and answering the question of "what can I be" with multiple answers. Zoe though is constantly hearing from "the voice of doubt", that questions her abilities. But Zoe calmly and confidently challenges the voice each time. It is a very heart warming and encouraging message from the eyes of a child that applies to people of all ages. [3]

Pros

This picture book features softly focused realistic gauche spreads framed in white. Each scene jigsaws together with comfortingly defined layers of color. The central illustrations represent Zoe's vision of possibilities for her future while the white border holds corresponding images of Zoe playing pretend. At the bottom of the page, the text appears neatly and predictably. The words in black are Zoe's dreams of growing up and finding wonderful career opportunities. The italicized words in rust are from her voice of self-doubt. She must actively tell her doubts to go away so she can learn to read and begin her journey. [4]

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