false 42278 3 Ruth Krauss and Mary Blair's <I>I Can Fly</I> won awards upon its first publication in 1951 and has not lost an iota of its charm. The first pages open to a girl standing on a swing, sailing high in the sky next to a bird whose feathers match her dress: "A bird can fly./ So can I." She can moo like a cow, grab like a crab, be merrier than a terrier, and pick, pick, pick like a little chick. Krauss's simple verses capture a child at play and provide wonderful rhythms for a lively, interactive read-aloud session: "Crunch crunch crunch/ I'm a goat out to lunch," Blair's playful illustrations are as exuberant as the story-poem, with their gorgeous (truly '50s!) palette and bold compositions that cleverly juxtapose the girl with her pretend animal playmates, page by page. Arms outstretched on the loops in the playground, the girl looks just like the crab with its grabby claws; eating celery at the table she mimics the goat eating flowers outside the front door. Young children will revel in the young girl's splendidly confident outlook:"Gubble gubble gubble/ I'm a mubble in a pubble./ I can play/ I'm anything that's anything./ That's MY way." We welcome this timeless classic back into print with open arms, much like an octopus might. (Baby to preschool) <I>--Karin Snelson</I> 41770 1951 I CAN FLY (Little Golden Book) total:51|5:28|4:16|3:6|2:1|1:0| 51 224 60 5 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 11:48:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 11:49:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 11:13:47 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 11:14:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 07 07:30:18 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 07:30:18 -0800 2009 FIRST book I read by MYSELF!!]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 12:25:13 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 12:25:13 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Mar 22 10:48:27 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 10:49:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 13:37:27 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 13:37:27 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 27 08:44:33 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 08:44:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 21 19:12:30 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:12:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 29 15:37:43 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 15:37:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 11:07:30 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:07:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 11:32:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 11:32:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 29 13:47:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:47:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Wed Jul 29 11:54:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 11:54:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 19:46:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:46:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jun 07 20:54:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 20:54:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 13 16:34:12 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:52:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 01 07:25:22 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 02:54:56 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 07:25:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 06 16:10:26 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 16:16:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 03:11:09 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 03:11:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 10 23:28:41 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 23:28:41 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6082223