I Can Open It for You
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowering possibilities of growing up and a child's imagination!
Akira has a problem: He is too small to open packages by himself. He still needs grown-ups to help him.
But one day, perhaps one day soon, he'll be able to open so many things without anyone's help—and not just packages. When that time comes, he'll make amazing discoveries and maybe even save the day with his new skills. There is so much to look forward to!
With humor and wit, acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake explores a child's feelings about growing up: the push and pull of relying on parents while striving to learn and do things by oneself. The youngest of readers will relate, while discovering the many ways that they can open up exciting new experiences at this very moment!
CELEBRATES THE PARENT-CHILD CONNECTION: Growing up means embracing so many exciting opportunities! Parents will appreciate the reassuring messages of love and support as they seek to open new doors for their children, just as kids learn to do so for themselves!
PROMOTES CURIOSITY AND CREATIVE THINKING: Laugh-out-loud and imaginative scenarios will inspire young readers to think about their own futures, dream up big ideas, and embrace the promise of tomorrow.
ENGAGING STORY: With a comic-like style, unique narrative approach, and fast pacing, kids will find humor and surprises on every page.
GO-TO READ-ALOUD: Smart, comedic pacing, imaginative scenarios, and a compelling voice will make this a favorite picture book.
Perfect for:Fans of award-winning author-illustrator Shinsuke YoshitakeParents seeking humorous children's books about growing upGift givers seeking a laugh-out-loud picture bookFans of picture books from JapanTeachers, grandparents, and caregivers looking for a compelling read-aloudReaders who enjoy smart, funny story books by Oliver Jeffers, Andrea Beaty, Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett, and Dan Santat
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In another lucidly conceived flight of imagination, Yoshitake (I Can Be Anything) considers the power to open things—an act that's often, due to packaging or supervision, denied to young children. The narrator, clad in red overalls, grimaces and scowls while wrestling with the foil wrapper around a piece of chocolate before taking it to their mother, who opens it with a practiced flick of the fingers. "When I get a little bit bigger... I'll be able to open anything," the child muses, and the book is off to the races, pushing the notion of opening powers into the zone of the improbable. The now-powerful child runs down a queue of people of all ages who need assistance, and several spreads show bottles, tins, and packages opening one by one, accompanied by onomatopoeia rendered skillfully by translator Wilcut: "phssst" "shwoop" "shwifft." More momentous events follow as the child brandishes a star-tipped wand, opening a bank safe, a rock revealing a giant fossil, a scary costume (unveiling the human inside, the better to reassure a crying child), an entire house, and more. The diagram-like clarity of Yoshitake's line drawings contributes a distinctive pleasure to this humorous small-scale superhero adventure about personal autonomy and growing up. Characters read as East Asian. Ages 3–5.
