You Can!: questions to ask and activities to try
You can be loud or quiet, try new things and find your own way. You Can! is an empowering picture book showing a diverse group of children, including disabled children, growing up.
What age is it for? You Can! is best for ages 4–8. Good for: An empowering book for every child, including disabled children.
You Can! (Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony)
- Age
- 4-8
- Best for
- An empowering book for every child, including disabled children
Read it and spot each child through the book. Talk about all the different ways people do things.
What it helps with
- Self-belief
- Disability and inclusion
- Different ways of doing things
- Growing up
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What can the children do?”
- “How are they different?”
- “How do they do things their own way?”
- “Which child is most like you?”
- “What can you do?”
- “What would you like to try?”
5-minute activities to try together
I can list
Make a big “I can” poster of your child's skills.
Spot them
Follow one child through the book and tell their story.
Free printables: You Can! worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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If your child liked this, try
All the Ways to Be Smart (Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys)
- Best for
- Celebrating every kind of talent
- Age
- 3-7
Splash (Claire Cashmore and Sharon Davey)
- Best for
- Overcoming a fear of water, and limb difference
- Age
- 3-6
Please, Mr Panda (Steve Antony)
- Best for
- Saying please and thank you
- Age
- 2-6
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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