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I Can, Can You?
written and photographed by Marjorie W. Pitzer

Woodbine House, 2004. Board Book, 16 pages, $10.95

 

As a former librarian and occupational therapist, I believe that one of the best things to have come out of the disability rights movement is literature featuring children with disabilities in a positive light. Compared to educational mainstreaming and the ADA, a children's book such as I Can, Can You? by Marjorie W. Pitzer might seem like a minor social achievement, but not so. Although books with realistic and positive messages are the norm now, they were practically nonexistent when I was growing up as a child with disabilities in the 1950s.

 

This brightly-colored board book, written by an early intervention practitioner, features photographs of infants and toddlers with Down syndrome performing everyday, age-appropriate tasks. Aimed at young children with Down syndrome and their families, educators, and health care workers, I would also recommend this upbeat book as an inclusion in school and public libraries.

 

-Reviewed by Sally Rosenthal

 

 

About the reviewer: Sally Rosenthal, a contributing editor to a number of print and online journals, specializes in animals and disabilities. She lives with her husband, guide dog Boise, and two former stray cats in a condominium that usually has more books than a branch library.