You Can! - Softcover

Alexandra Strick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915659280 ISBN 13: 9781915659286

Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Limited, 2025

Synopsis

"A joyous ode to inclusion, realised in the most delightful, uplifting way." - Cerrie Burnell

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.

Created with real children, who sent messages of empathy, reassurance and hope, You Can! will inspire young people of all ages to be empowered and believe in themselves. 

This is a ground-breaking book from author and co-founder of Inclusive Minds, Alexandra Strick, with an astonishing, visual narrative by international picture book star, Steve Antony.

About this title

About the Author

Alexandra Strick has a lifelong passion for ensuring children and young people have their views, experiences and voices really listened to. She is co-author of Max the Champion (with Sean Stockdale, illustrated by Ros Asquith) and has consulted on many other inclusive and accessible books. She is a founder of Outside In World, which promotes books from around the world (particularly children’s books in translation) and consultant to BookTrust, managing their Bookmark website. As co-founder of Inclusive Minds, she is particularly proud to have set up a network of Inclusion Ambassadors. Alexandra lives in Surrey.

Steve Antony is an award-winning writer and illustrator of over 25 picture books, having sold over one million books worldwide. His books include the Mr Panda series, The Queen’s Hat series, Unplugged, Amazing and Rainbowsaurus. Steve also illustrated You Can! and We Can! (with Alexandra Strick), as well as the all-new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (adapted by Peter Bently), Tim Minchin’s When I Grow Up and a 70th anniversary cover of The Famous Five. He has contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud; Drawing Europe Together and the anthology, Kind. Steve is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services and an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust. In 2023 he was named ‘School Libraries Champion’ by the School Library Association. He lives in Swindon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Limited
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915659280
• ISBN 13: 9781915659286
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Steve Antony
• Number of pages: 40