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I Can Be Anything!
A shape-shifting lizard becomes anything he wants in this funny--and empowering--Beginner Book by award-winning illustrator Bob Staake!
The giant lizard star of Bob Staake's Beginner Book Can You See Me? is back--and this time, instead of changing colors, he's changing shapes . (Very un-lizard-like shapes, including a robot on a dairy cow, a surfboard for a whale, and a one-eyed, green-headed monster!) Featuring simple rhymed text and high-energy graphic-style illustrations, this cheerful, funny easy reader is exactly what Dr. Seuss had in mind when he launched the Beginner Books series in 1957 with The Cat in the Hat . What's more, Staake's charming lizard shares an empowering "You can do it!" message with young readers.
The giant lizard star of Bob Staake's Beginner Book Can You See Me? is back--and this time, instead of changing colors, he's changing shapes . (Very un-lizard-like shapes, including a robot on a dairy cow, a surfboard for a whale, and a one-eyed, green-headed monster!) Featuring simple rhymed text and high-energy graphic-style illustrations, this cheerful, funny easy reader is exactly what Dr. Seuss had in mind when he launched the Beginner Books series in 1957 with The Cat in the Hat . What's more, Staake's charming lizard shares an empowering "You can do it!" message with young readers.
40 pages, Library Binding
Expected publication June 29, 20211
About the author
Bob Staake
78 books59 followersBob Staake has authored and/or illustrated more than forty-two books, including The Red Lemon, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His work has graced the cover of The New Yorker a dozen times, and his November 17, 2008 Barack Obama victory cover was named Best Magazine Cover of the Year by Time magazine. He lives on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts.
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May 24, 2026
Hi everybody. I hope you all had a good weekend.
I am back with a new update. This book is about being
Anything.
It is called I Can Be Anything. It was written by Bob Staake.
In the beginning they talked about this is me. Then it
Turned into a car.
In the middle the it turned into a blimp. He also
Turned into one of the people in the pictures of the Art.
In the end he turned into a dinosaur. It was with a
Skeleton body.
I will be back with the next update I’m not sure when. Bye for now.
I am back with a new update. This book is about being
Anything.
It is called I Can Be Anything. It was written by Bob Staake.
In the beginning they talked about this is me. Then it
Turned into a car.
In the middle the it turned into a blimp. He also
Turned into one of the people in the pictures of the Art.
In the end he turned into a dinosaur. It was with a
Skeleton body.
I will be back with the next update I’m not sure when. Bye for now.
June 29, 2021
Loved it! Great book for dr Seuss fans! Love this author!
October 9, 2021
Fun rhymes
October 24, 2021
I can’t help but wonder what underlined message is in this one.
April 13, 2022
The best of Bob Staake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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March 11, 2023
Delightful illustrations (as always with Bob Staake) and a nice message.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews