I Can Fly (Little Golden Treasures) - Hardcover

Krauss, Ruth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307203204 ISBN 13: 9780307203205

Publisher: Golden Books, 1999

Synopsis

A little girl at play can fly like a bird, moo like a cow, and squirm like a worm.

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Review:

Ruth Krauss and Mary Blair's I Can Fly 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) --Karin Snelson

From the Inside Flap:

"A bird can fly.
So can I.
A cow can moo. So begins the simple, delightful rhyme by Ruth Krauss that both celebrates and encourages a child's imagination. Mary Blair's vibrant artwork, found in the Golden Books archives and newly scanned, looks as fresh as it did 50 years ago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Golden Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0307203204
• ISBN 13: 9780307203205
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 26
• Illustrator: Blair Mary