The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Dillon, Diane

I Can Be Anything!: Don't Tell Me I Can't

32 pp. | Scholastic/Blue Sky | February, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-338-16690-3 $17.99

(3) K-3 Winner of two Caldecott Medals and numerous other awards, the renowned illustrator publishes her first solo book. As Zoe dreams of growing up to be an archeologist, scientist, firefighter, and other pursuits, she works to quiet a negative inner voice that continually questions her aspirations ("That's silly, said the voice"). Soft, earth-toned, neatly framed illustrations depict both child and adult Zoe following her passions in the well-meaning story.

Reviewer: Sheila M. Geraty