I Can Do It!: A First Look at Not Giving Up

by Pat Thomas, Lesley Harker (Illustrator)

Introduces young readers to the importance of learning to do new things, even when they are very difficult, and advises them to not be afraid of failure or making mistakes.

Genres: Childrens

29 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2010

About the author

There is more than one Pat Thomas in the Goodreads catalog. This entry focuses on Pat^Thomas, children's author.

Pat is a trained psychotherapist, naturopath and journalist. After working as a journalist and broadcaster in the USA, she now works in the field of child development and writes for various publications including 'Practical Parenting'.

Reviews

[Jiva Cern · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book to my daughter after a tough week of trombone practice. She kept saying she couldn't practice, she couldn't do it, but after we read "I Can Do It!" together, she came home ready to practice trombone. This book was an excellent way to gently nudge my daughter into trying harder and to open up a conversation between us about encouragement (there are questions throughout the book to engage your child). Highly recommended. We can do it! Thanks Pat Thomas.

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