Me I Am!

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Excellent

I am part of a family that has many races, I read this at my granddaughter's house in Canada, so I thought it would be a great book for my grandson who lives in the US to have.

great book that I have started to get for all my friends when they have children.

Cute with fun illustrations, but the repetitiveness a little boring for my 4-5 yr old... still a good lesson to learn and talk about...

Enjoyed the book.

Quite damaged.

Prelutsky, Jack, Me I Am!, FSG, 2007, 1983Prelutsky's classic poem, entitled ME I AM (c1983) celebrates self-esteem, "no other ME I AM can fit precisely in my skin" and is brought to life in a splendid pairing with Christine Davenier's lively illustrations that portray three children in animated movement: leaping, jumping, riding a bike, ballet dancing and many other effervescent or thoughtful activities. The excitement of each individual "Me" as they go about their daily activities is created out of numerous little vignettes that thoughtfully interpret the simple yet powerful text: a boy finds a bird that has fallen out of a nest, and rescues and cares for it, (presumably, the mother has rejected her baby after it was first put back in the nest.) His room is filled with animals, plants, and science books, A young girl is roller skating, she falls down, but then triumphantly picks herself up to skate some more, and a brown-faced girl is ballet dancing both in her room and in her imagination. The three children converge in a final double spread when they join many more children hanging from the word ME! There are many blond or red haired children but few clearly visible representations of other cultures on the inside pages, although the cover definitely suggests a more multicultural cast of children; Nevertheless, all of them are clearly bursting with action and glee. There is so much going on that children will listen to the poem and then likely want to pour over the colorful exuberant illustrations.