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This book is about a child who can do everything her self, but sometime it's nice to get some help from her mom at bedtime

The book “I Can Do It Myself” is a story about a little girl named Emily who wants to be more independent. The story goes through Emily’s day, and each activity that Emily does her mother asks if she needs help and Emily says “I can do it myself” and she continues to do this the whole day. When it comes to going to sleep Emily realizes she needs help and must ask her mom for help. The message of this story is that it’s important to learn how to do things on your own, but it is always okay to ask for help. Asking for help does not mean you are independent, it means that you are strong enough to admit you need help. ( )

This book is about a little girl that wants to do everything on her on. When her mom try to help she she say I can do it by myself. She soon realize that everyone at some point needs help. This book is good for ages K-3. ( )

This book is about a young girl, Emily, who wants to be independent. Emily demonstrates Erikson's Autonomy versus Doubt Stage of Psychosocial Development by wanting to do everything by herself. The book follows Emily through the course of a day. In the book, Emily does many different activities including making and eating her lunch. She does each activity by herself, without any help. When she begins each task her mother offers assistance but Emily refuses it each time and reminds her mother that she does not need help. In the end, it is time for Emily to go to bed and she realizes that she needs her mother to help her go to sleep. I liked this book because young children often want to be independent so many children can relate to this story. The ability to relate to the story helps with comprehension which is a necessary aspect of reading. Also, the large illustrations and limited words per page are ideal for an audience of young children with short attention spans. The limited words on a page help to keep the reader turning pages frequently, uncovering new illustrations which help to keep children's attention. I also liked this book because it uses a lot of repetition. The pattern and repetition allow some predictability which helps children to develop prediction-making skills. The main idea of this book is that it is okay to want to do some things independently but it is also okay to ask for help when you need it. This message becomes clear at the end when Emily decides to let her mom help her to fall asleep. ( )