You Can't Catch Me

by Charlotte Doyle, Rosanne Litzinger (Illustrator)

Delighted in by toddlers everywhere, a familiar sport is captured in bold, full-color illustrations that prove that getting caught--especially in a reassuring embrace--is even more fun than getting away.

Genres: Picture Books, Storytime, Sports

24 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 1998

About the author

Dr. Charlotte Lackner Doyle is a professor of psychology and child development at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, USA.

Doyle was born as Charlotte Lackner in Vienna, Austria, but moved to the United States as a small child in 1939. In 1959 she married playwright Jim Doyle, receiving her BA from Temple University in the same year. Moving to the University of of Michigan she gained an MA in 1961 and received her PhD from the same institution in 1965.

She collaborated twice with Wilbur J. McKeachie on psychology textbooks, and is a contributor to the APA's Encyclopedia of Psychology. Since 1989 she has written a number of works for children.

Reviews

[Bailie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute book for little children ranging from the age 1 years to roughly 5 year olds. The sentence structure is super short but catchy with rhythm for younger children. Could be used for teaching new words to children and also get their minds thinking a little.

[Sarah Kramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good filler book. Toddlers liked repeating "You can't catch me."

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought it might work for NRT but the art is too distracting...

[Sandra Vicars · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute story about insects, animals and a child that chase each other. Small children will enjoy the antics of the creatures.