I Knew You Could!: A Book for All the Stops in Your Life (By CRAIG DORFMAN) (Illustrated by CRISTINA ONG) (The Little Engine That Could) - Hardcover

Dorfman, Craig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0448431483 ISBN 13: 9780448431482

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 2003

Synopsis

Celebrate graduation and achievements big or small with The Little Engine That Could!

The determined Little Blue Engine is back, bringing inspiring and enlightening words of wisdom to graduates of all ages as they make the transition from one phase of life to the next. I Knew You Could! provides familiar comfort in changing times and serves as a wonderful gift that will be treasured for years to come. Readers will revisit the story again and again as they move forward along life's path. From "I think I can" to "I knew I could," The Little Engine That Could helps kids of all ages realize that anything is possible if you just put your mind to it!

About this title

About the Author:

Watty Piper's classic The Little Engine That Could has delighted and encouraged children for more than seventy years.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3 Up-The same little blue engine "that could" is back, with a new author and illustrator. This time it is encouraging readers to choose the track that best suits their interests and talents and forge ahead on life's journey. Dorfman suggests that though there will be "deep river valleys" and "high mountaintops," dark tunnels and uncharted territory, "I think I can" should be their clarion cry. The rhyming text often does not scan and forced rhymes such as "toured"/"aboard" are sprinkled throughout. Ong's illustrations feature pastel colors and a train that looks very much like its forebear. Children and adults of different ethnic groups and genders greet it on its route. While this is a pleasant book with a much-needed message of confidence and perseverance, that message can only be understood by older children and adults. To pair it with illustrations that have a definitely "young" look makes for an uncomfortable fit. And this text breaks no ground that has not already been mined in Dr. Seuss's Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Random, 1990). Although "I think I can" has entered into the American lexicon and conjures up pleasant memories of the earlier book, this one is an additional purchase at best, especially if the Seuss book is on the shelf.
Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community College, CT
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About this edition

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0448431483
• ISBN 13: 9780448431482
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ong Cristina