I Can Help: A Picture Book

by David Hyde Costello, David Hyde Costello (Illustrator)

Overview

"Uh-oh. I'm lost," a little duck says.

"I can help," says a monkey, who swings down from a tree and points out Mama duck.

Then the monkey loses his balance! Who can help him?! Giraffe can!

And so the fun begins in this story, beautifully illustrated in watercolor and line, about how easy it is to help someone in need.

I Can Help is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374335267
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	02/16/2010
Series:	I Can Help
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	191,578
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

David Costello is the author of Here They Come! He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Editorial Reviews

Each animal has offered a solution suited to its skills, and the words are easily memorized with their variations: perfect intellectual engagement on the preschool level.” —Newsday

“The animals' predicaments will be familiar to young children, and the concept of helping is right on target for the always-eager-to-lend-a-hand audience. Costello's animated art tells a lot of the story, and there's enough easily resolved tension to keep things lively.” —Horn Book

From the Publisher

PreS—This simple tale of helpfulness is a charmer. A little yellow duck lives side by side with monkeys, giraffes, gorillas, and elephants. He is wandering through some tall grass when he stops and says, "Uh-oh. I'm lost." A monkey in a tree answers, "I can help." On the following spread, the duck says, "Thank you, monkey!" as he is reunited with his mother. That episode is followed by the monkey needing help, with a giraffe coming to his assistance. The story continues this pattern throughout the book. The text is sweetly illustrated with descriptive pictures. After one reading, most children will pick up on the pattern and be able to read the book by themselves. This endearing story of friendship should have broad appeal for most libraries serving preschoolers.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT

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