You Can Read

By Helaine Becker and Mark Hoffmann

In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure.
Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and proud: Books are awesome. And so are the people who read them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
• Release date: Feb 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9781459813250

Helaine Becker

Helaine Becker has written over seventy books. She attended high school in New York before graduating from Duke University. She is married with two sons and is an active swimmer, runner and cyclist, as well as being a compulsive read-aholic. She has an orange belt in karate and is contemplating going for her grapefruit belt. Her award-winning non-fiction includes Counting on Katherine, Worms for Breakfast and Zoobots, and she has written many picture books and young adult novels. She also writes for children’s magazines and for children's television.

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Reviews for You Can Read

[thatonelibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3.5-3.75 - A few bumps in the rhyme scheme keep this from being exceptional, but it's still pretty fantastic.

[thornton37814 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a cute picture book for preschoolers about all the places one can read. It even issues warnings about what might happen if you choose to read in a few of the locations. The illustrations are done well enough but are not outstanding.