You Can!: Kids Empowering Kids

You Can!: Kids Empowering Kids is a unique and uplifting chapter book designed to inspire children aged 4-11. It compiles valuable advice from real young adults, presented through the journeys of fourteen diverse fictional characters. The book tracks their growth from birth to eighteen, illustrating how to be brave, challenge oneself, overcome fears, practice kindness, and embrace individuality. With exuberant and inclusive artwork, it serves as a meaningful guide for children navigating various life milestones and encourages them to believe in themselves and follow their own path, especially during challenging times. It's an excellent resource for fostering self-esteem and resilience.

Young people share valuable advice—words they wish they had heard growing up—to inspire, reassure, encourage, and say You’re enough, just as you are. You can . . . be brave, challenge yourself, overcome your fears, be kind, be YOU! Come on an amazing journey with fourteen young people as they grow from birth to eighteen, learning new skills, exploring new worlds, standing up for their own and others’ rights, and following their dreams. Created in consultation with real young adults, Alexandra Strick’s groundbreaking narrative will inspire and empower young people of all ages and abilities to believe in themselves and follow their own path, especially during tough times. Complemented by Steve Antony’s exuberant and inclusive artwork, which introduces fourteen comparable fictional characters and tracks their growth page by page, You Can! is a timely and meaningful gift for graduates or any reader marking significant milestones.