I Can Roar

Reviewed by: Mary Peverada - Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 8, 2015

Review

This large interactive board book has a circular die cut at the center. On each page of the book a simply drawn animal body with a hole for the face is accompanied by a simple statement ("I can snap like a turtle."; "I can maa like a goat.") The simplicity of the statement and art against nothing but a blue sky and green grass is perfect for the audience. The child can place their face in the hole and become the face of the animal and make the sound or do the action. There are 17 animal shapes and a final illustration of a flower (with die-cut) that has the empowering statement - "I can be anything!" This is a fun, playful, imaginative title that children and their adults should enjoy over and over.

Overall Book Score: good