I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't

Girl power Two-time Caldecott Medalist Diane Dillon sends tigers and dinosaurs leaping off the pages as 5-year-old Zoe declares she can be anything: an archaeologist, vet, U.S. president, and more.

NAACP Image Award Nominee Zoe embraces all the wonders of our world and its infinite possibilities. I can be anything I want to be she tells us, presenting herself in a range of careers. But what if you fail? asks a voice of doubt that attempts to undermine her confidence.Bold and sassy, Zoe swats the voice away at every turn, declaring her certainty with a charisma that will encourage us all to silence our fears. Why can't a girl grow up to be President? Zoe can When the voice of doubt continues, Zoe knows exactly what to say: Go away, voice... I can be anything... but first, I have to learn to read. And don't tell me I can't Caldecott Award-winner Diane Dillon has created a winning character who defies anything to hold her back from achieving her goals. And the key to Zoe's future success begins when Zoe defiantly opens her book, making it clear that both confidence and reading are tools we all need to make our dreams come true.

Author: Diane Dillon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Published: 02/27/2018
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.40w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781338166903
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 193834 / I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2017
Booklist 12/15/2017 pg. 99
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2017 pg. 133
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Leo & Diane Dillon are two of the most acclaimed illustrators of our time. They collaborated for more than five decades. Their long list of awards includes two Caldecott Medals, the NAACP Image Award, five Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors, four Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, and induction into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Leo and Diane created award-winning picture books, book covers, magazines, and other art until Leo's death in 2012. Love and the Rocking Chair is their final collaboration. Diane Dillon lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Leo & Diane Dillon are two of the most acclaimed illustrators of our time. They collaborated for more than five decades. Their long list of awards includes two Caldecott Medals, the NAACP Image Award, five Coretta Scott King Awards and Honors, four Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, and induction into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Leo and Diane created award-winning picture books, book covers, magazines, and other art until Leo's death in 2012. Love and the Rocking Chair is their final collaboration. Diane Dillon lives in Brooklyn, New York.