YOU CAN!
Most children’s books start with a team of adults and end up in the hands of children. You Can evolved differently. It started with children from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. And children have remained central throughout the project.
You Can is an innovative concept developed by Alexandra Strick. Through several years of consultation, young people aged 8 to 18 were asked what they would say to their younger selves to inspire, reassure and enthuse them about the future. You Can represents their answers.
We see 14 diverse characters grow from babies, to toddlers, to young children, to older children and finally into young adults. The cast of characters is truly diverse in every way, as their many different interests, identities, friendships and futures develop before the reader’s eyes.
Alexandra Strick, some of You Can’s contributors and me
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YOU CAN...be brave, challenge yourself, overcome your fears, be kind, be brilliant...be YOU!
Come on an amazing journey with 14 children as they grow from birth to 18 years old, learning new skills, exploring new worlds, standing up for their own and others' rights - and following their dreams.
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