Anytime Is the Right Time! You Can Read by Helaine Becker

You can read in the classroom.You can read in the park.

You may have to stay at your desk inside, but outside--you can do it hanging upside down on the climbing bar, but... beware, as your book warns you, it's always muddy under there, so be mindful when you dismount!

Books are so portable that they can go almost anywhere. You can read them...

... In the desert (on a camel)

... Under the sea (searching for treasure)

You can read in space... but you'll miss an awesome view.

But when your engine conks out, you'll need to pull out the handy rocket ship engine manual and read fast!

When you need some personal privacy, potty time can be reading time, too, if you can get there before your brother! When you want a fancy night out, you can you can read at the ballet in top hat or pearls in your chignon.

You can bring a book to the dinner while you eat, but it better be about etiquette! You can peruse a volume while you perambulate down the street, but watch where you step! (Yuck!)

You can read in your Party Clothes--or in your Underpants!

As Dr. Seuss might be wont to say...

YOU CAN READ IT HERE,

YOU CAN READ IT THERE,

YOU CAN READ IT EVERYWHERE!

And kids will get a kick out of all the places they can go with a book, in Helaine Becker's You Can Read ((Orca Book Publishers), illustrated with quirky pizazz in the digital drawings and hand-lettering of illustrator Mark Hoffman. This one makes a good read-aloud for Book Week activities and for kids who want to make posters about all the places they can read, and like Becker and Hoffman, put the titles into their artwork. Says School Library Journal, "A fun read-aloud for a storytime or class visit."