Can I Sit with You?
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- 9,99 €
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- 9,99 €
Publisher Description
The story of a girl and a dog who discover how life transforms and expands with someone by your side.
With lyrical text and stunning illustrations, this empathy read illustrates the power of friendship in the face of change. Can I Sit with You? takes readers along one loyal dog's journey with the girl he's meant to be with, no matter how far she roams. This timeless picture book illustrates the importance of companionship and loyalty, and how engaging with others makes the world embrace you in return.
• From beloved author-illustrator Sarah Jacoby
• Full of playful, incredibly emotive illustrations
• Celebrates the importance of connection and unconditional love
Readers young and old will enjoy this moving story about the unbreakable bond between a girl and a dog.
• Children's books for kids ages 5–8
• Perfect for animal lovers
• Great empathy read
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A diminutive brown hound offers loyal companionship to a human no matter what the circumstances, a vow it voices in lyrical free verse through the refrain "Can I sit with you?" In opening pages, the alert dog, alone on the street, seems taken with a girl sporting straight black hair. "May I ask you a question?" it appears to inquire, and then launches into a lengthy, many-paged appreciation. Whether the girl is "brimming like a ringing bell" (she faces an intimidating throng of children), "lonely like an empty plate" (she walks with a lunch tray into a round, empty, gray space), crying and alone, or ready for a hug, the dog is game for an embrace. Finally, the two begin a life together and share a cozy armchair, the girl's face aglow with love. Watercolor and pastel artwork by Jacoby (Rabbit and the Motorbike) offers shifting, shimmering fields of color. Even the dog understands the emotional impact of the hues: "when you need a deep blue dark / Can I sit with you?" it says, planted by her side on a Prussian blue winter night. The dog doesn't worry when the girl meets friends or explores alone "I'll understand the stray in you. It's in my nature, too" offering a saintly, patient presence in this portrait of pure-hearted canine love. Ages 5 8.
