Buy new:
-13% $16.59
FREE delivery Friday, May 17 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
$16.59 with 13 percent savings
List Price: $18.99

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Friday, May 17 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35. Order within 16 hrs 37 mins
In Stock
$$16.59 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$16.59
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
30-day easy returns
30-day easy returns
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
30-day easy returns
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$9.56
Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc... Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc... See less
$3.98 delivery May 20 - 21. Details
Only 2 left in stock - order soon.
$$16.59 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$16.59
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Ships from and sold by glenthebookseller.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Steve Antony
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

You Can!: Kids Empowering Kids Hardcover – Picture Book, October 11, 2022

by Alexandra Strick (Author), Steve Antony (Illustrator)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$16.59","priceAmount":16.59,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"16","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"59","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"x%2BGbwCN2W59afIuWYpjPxVv7gf2%2BcuJm0UANe%2FdOwWlKOxsoo5mKQtsIILvsU90e0iMx34DKvMHI1TwsWCpWquv2AQxWuJuAuZLVy0usfWGd6RZvczQqbGM31%2BbqVHqdooSagRjppg%2BVxlYq4lW8CQ%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$9.56","priceAmount":9.56,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"9","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"56","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"x%2BGbwCN2W59afIuWYpjPxVv7gf2%2BcuJmMMPz%2BA6uM2BqfOsh3cUe0g90TMAx6CsfXLaptzSpvEX0SYQi80jg5N9Q2RSPzAWp3AmTZLMh5GJ7VQ9vOHYmL6QC02y%2B3JGLkfFN0cw9AwFPiawLpnZNUL1mX3YRccSCFg%2ByKoWXOnXOrPkxTT480TkiqIWMdG%2Bq","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Young people share valuable advice—words they wish they had heard growing up—to inspire, reassure, encourage, and say You’re enough, just as you are.

You can . . . be brave, challenge yourself, overcome your fears, be kind, be YOU! Come on an amazing journey with fourteen young people as they grow from birth to eighteen, learning new skills, exploring new worlds, standing up for their own and others’ rights, and following their dreams. Created in consultation with real young adults, Alexandra Strick’s groundbreaking narrative will inspire and empower young people of all ages and abilities to believe in themselves and follow their own path, especially during tough times. Complemented by Steve Antony’s exuberant and inclusive artwork, which introduces fourteen comparable fictional characters and tracks their growth page by page, You Can! is a timely and meaningful gift for graduates or any reader marking significant milestones.
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Dimensions
    10.63 x 0.44 x 10.75 inches
  6. Publisher
    Candlewick
  7. Publication date
    October 11, 2022
  8. ISBN-10
    1536225436
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1536225433
  10. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Frequently bought together

You Can!: Kids Empowering Kids
$16.59
Get it as soon as Friday, May 17
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
You Will Do Great Things
$12.89
Get it as soon as Friday, May 17
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Just Because
$11.75
Get it as soon as Friday, May 17
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 4-Readers are introduced to a group of infants of various skin tones and abilities and given the opportunity to follow them into adulthood in this hopeful message to young people. It's less of a story and more inspiration about all the things they can do and accomplish throughout their lives. The positive statement "You can" is repeated throughout the text and gently buoys readers to be their best selves. The tone is encouraging and reassuring while acknowledging there will be hard times and mistakes will be made. An afterword says that young people were interviewed as to what they felt would be important to include in the text and what they wish they'd known when they were younger. What makes this title really stand out are the diverse and inclusive illustrations, including individuals with limb differences, mobility differences, and other variances in ability. Each person presented has an assigned clothing color that makes it easy to track them from spread to spread as they age. Readers will want to return to the beginning of the book repeatedly to follow the path of each character. This is a possible gift for graduates, from kindergarten to college. VERDICT Every individual can shine; this title is recommended for general purchase.-Heather Webbα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Review

Inclusive and empowering.
—Kirkus Reviews

The advice written in this book is all taken from real children. . . .Things as simple as loving a good picture book, being brave and being happy, as well as more complicated ideas such as activism and loss are covered.
—School Library Connection

Readers are introduced to a group of infants of various skin tones and abilities and given the opportunity to follow them into adulthood in this hopeful message to young people. . . . The tone is encouraging and reassuring while acknowledging there will be hard times and mistakes will be made. . . . Readers will want to return to the beginning of the book repeatedly to follow the path of each character.
—School Library Journal

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick (October 11, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536225436
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536225433
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.63 x 0.44 x 10.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Steve Antony

Steve Antony

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Steve is an award-winning writer and illustrator of 20 picture books and best known for his ongoing Mr Panda series which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. His other books include the award-winning modern classic The Queen’s Hat, Unplugged, Amazing and Green Lizards Vs Red Rectangles. Steve also illustrated the all-new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (adapted by Peter Bently), Tim Minchin’s When I Grow Up and a 70th anniversary cover of The Famous Five. He has contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud, Drawing Europe Together and Kind. Steve is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services, an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a committee member of The Society of Author’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group. He lives in South West England with his husband and cat.

Customer reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9 out of 5
24 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Sara R
5.0 out of 5 stars This sweet book symbolizes so many wonderful things!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
What do you get when the author & illustrator ask a group of children the advice they would give others? You get a really amazing book!

You Can follows fourteen young people from infants to young adulthood as they navigate and figure out the world around them. Watch as each individual follows their own path of discovery while also working together through some of life’s challenges and joys.

This is such a sweet book that symbolizes so many wonderful things: community, diversity, inclusiveness, love, and growth. A true love letter to all future children. You are valued, you are important, and you matter!
Helpful
 Report
Always Be Dancing
5.0 out of 5 stars words of wisdom & encouragement delivered in the most engaging & inspirational way
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2023
OK…blown away doesn't even begin to describe the impact of this book. From the get-go, I was drawn in by the beautiful cover art-that just shouts out inclusion and the affirmation, “You Can!” And it is clear from the fantastic illustrations by the incredible Steve Antony, who I learned is color blind and works with a limited color palette because of this that he has discovered a world of bright colors that he can see and they are engaging and unique, just like every child drawn. This book was written in collaboration with young adults (sweetly rendered on the last 2 pages, in a zoom session, with the artist. These young adults offered words of wisdom and encouragement delivered in the most engaging and inspirational way to their younger selves-things that they wish they could have heard as children themselves. This book is highly encouraging and teaches each and everyone of us that we can be brave, beautiful, inventive and strong. I love a good picture book. I use them for all ages and use them in groups of young children, at schools, with families as well as in high schools and senior living facilities, especially with the memory units. These people love the illustrations and the simple text engages them…this book is one that I will share far and wide. It's about self-esteem, loving yourself, and being a good and kind accepting person of all ages and all abilities. 3 Cheers!
Helpful
 Report
LibraryMom
5.0 out of 5 stars Affirming and Inclusive!
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2023
This wonderfully affirming and inclusive book follows 14 children as they grow together learning all that they are capable of along the way. I just love how this book so skillfully encourages children to follow their passions, understand their rights and the rights of others, and feel empowered to overcome difficult challenges. With its reassuring nature and detailed illustrations, this is a book that will be revisited often.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
sam
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2024
Verified Purchase
Kids really enjoyed it
Report
Marina
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo
Reviewed in Italy on November 15, 2021
Verified Purchase
Utilizzabile nella scuola primaria italiana.
Report
Patricia Graham
5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary and joyous picture book featuring inclusion.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2021
Verified Purchase
There are so many good things to say about this book that it's difficult to know where to start. Before even mentioning the inclusivity aspects of the book, it is so important to say that it is just a wonderful picture book. It has delightful illustrations and a simple, meaningful and insightful text. I love the concept of witnessing the transition of the babies on page one growing and maturing into the adults on the last page. I would have loved this book anyway, but what sets it apart is the way in which it considers inclusivity in its broadest sense and particularly because a team of experts was involved in how that inclusivity should be presented.

My own particular focus is on learning disability because my adult daughter who has a profound learning disability nevertheless loves picture books. She will love this one primarily because of the clear, colourful and dynamic illustrations and although she will not understand the content of the words, she will enjoy the way they sound. I was particularly pleased to read the advice to readers to "love a good picture book whatever your age". My daughter may no longer be a child but this book will be a much loved part of her library (and mine).

I have spent many years trying to track down books for and about people with learning and physical disabilities so that my daughter might see herself reflected in the books that she enjoys. This book epitomises the very best of what I've found. It has empathy, imagination, positivity, energy and fun and has been created with a subtlety and lightness of touch that I have rarely encountered. This book is a welcome addition to our personal library but should also be in every public library, school library and book shop because this is a book with a very important message that is delivered with just a wee touch of magic.
10 people found this helpful
 Report
Thomas (age 8)
5.0 out of 5 stars There's a big chance this book will inspire you!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2022
Verified Purchase
This book is amazing and will make you think twice before you give up. There's a big chance this book will inspire you. The fact that children helped and contributed to the story is quite inspirational too!
One person found this helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and inspiring
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2022
Verified Purchase
This book brings so much joy to bedtimes. It’s very empowering and inclusive which I love. We need more books like this
One person found this helpful
 Report