I'll Do It! - Taking Responsibility

by Brian Moses

Encourages children to take responsibility for themselves and their actions. Situations include doing a few small jobs around the house and looking after a younger brother or sister. The book looks at the good effects that result from being sensible and responsible both at home and at school. This book is one of a series which helps children to develop their own value system and make responsible decisions. Notes for parents and teachers show how ideas in the books can be used as starting points for further discussion at home and in the classroom or in assemblies.

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 1998

About the author

Brian Moses has been a professional children’s poet since 1988.. To date he has over 200 books published including volumes of his own poetry such as A Cat Called Elvis and Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses (both Macmillan), anthologies such as The Secret Lives of Teachers and Aliens Stole My Underpants (both Macmillan) and picture books such as Beetle in the Bathroom and Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe (both Puffin).

Over 1 million copies of Brian’s poetry books have now been sold by Macmillan.

Brian also runs writing workshops and performs his own poetry and percussion shows. To date he has given over 3000 performances in schools, libraries, theatres and at festivals throughout the UK and abroad.

He is also founder & co-director of a national scheme for able writers administered by his booking agency Authors Abroad.

CBBC commissioned him to write a poem for the Queen’s 80th birthday and he was invited by Prince Charles to speak at his Cambridge University teachers’ day in 2007.

A new book of history poems: 1066 & Before That (co-written with Roger Stevens), picture books The Frog Olympics and Dreamer: Saving Our Wild World (OtterBarry Books) and his childhood memoir Keeping Clear of Paradise Street have just been published.

Forthcoming are Python - his first children’s novel, The Waggiest Tails: Dog Poems written with Roger Stevens, and a ‘Best of’ of his poems for younger children.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good book with great message

[Matheus Gomes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Childhood :')

[Benjamin Bates · Rating 4 out of 5]

This does exactly what it says it teaches children how to be responsible. It uses different situations and gives children a understanding on things they can do to be responsible. The book also has notes for both parents and teachers, it gives ideas which can allow children to satisfy numerous attainment targets present within the national curriculum guides. A good book that can be used to support PSHCE lessons. As well as that it also gives areas list which can be used to support these attainment outcomes.

[Gabriella · Rating 4 out of 5]

- Educational: teach children how to become responsible
- Give examples that are relatable: doing jobs for teachers, taking the register
- Gives children an aim to work towards
- Advice for parents and teachers at the end: questions to get them involved, help achieve National guideline attainments
- Suggests other books to read: dogger and an evening at Alfie’s (all similar books about being responsible/ lost items)