I Can Do Anything and I Am Happy Just The Way I Am are books to empower children 2-8 years old with the Can Do attitude.
We all want happy and positive kids, right? Meet the neighborhood of CAN DO KIDS - all ages, colors and sizes. Our neighborhood is your neighborhood!
I Can Do Anything and I Am Happy Just The Way I Am are books written for Can Do Families by a Can Do Family. Written by the Luster family, these books help build a Can Do attitude for families of children, aged 2-8. The books show multicultural Can Do Kids and are designed to build self esteem through a Can Do attitude.
I Can Do Anything
If 80% of all achievement is attitude, then two of the most confident and happy words to pass on to our children are "I CAN". This 32 page beautiful picture book for young children reminds kids that they CAN DO ANYTHING!
"Like the book, The Little Engine That Could, the power of a positive attitude needs to be instilled early and often. If the first words your child can read are "I Can" - what a great beginning!"
- Deb Luster
Our mission at Can Do Kid is to inspire kids to know that they can do anything they put their minds to. The Luster Family launched Can Do Kid back in November 2004 with their first book called, I Can Do Anything! The book features a diverse neighborhood of kids and their unique families. We explore with them as they live life and learn to say the words, “I Can” instead of “I Can’t”, instilling the “Can Do” philosophy.
Do you remember a time in your life when you looked at a challenge and said, "I CAN DO THIS!"? Bet you DID IT!
CAN DO KID: It's not about age - it's about attitude.
I Am Happy Just The Way I Am
The Neighborhood of Can Do Kids get together again and discover that while they are all so diverse, they are happy with their unique differences. Short, tall, large, small, dark or light, they are Happy Just The Way They Are!
". . . having two young girls myself, aged 9 and 11, I am very concerned about the whole body image and self awareness that takes place in girls at a young age and what they compare themselves to on TV. This is exactly what prompted us to write our second book . . . called, I am Happy Just the Way I Am. We present kids of all shapes and sizes being OK with however they are and that beauty and grace all come from the inside and not the outside. We hope it will help kids to see the beauty in themselves and each other."
This is the second Can Do Kid book in our series, created to inspire kids to remember that we CAN DO ANYTHING and we can choose to BE HAPPY JUST THE WAY WE ARE! All of us face adversity and challenges. Equipped with the CAN DO spirit, those challenges become part of the fun adventure of life.
Choose to BE HAPPY Just the Way You Are!
Meet The Can Do Kids
Readers of all ages will identify with the Can Do Kids. The illustrated books depict multicultural can do kids of all ages, colors and sizes. Their personal stories are as familiar, and yet unique, as those of all American families.
"It is one of the most sought-after children's books at Chaucer's, proving that the powerful refrain "I can" is one kids need to hear . . . spreading the message of self-empowerment espoused in the book. The can-do kids pictured in the illustrations are introduced at the end, personalizing the tale of empowerment and giving young readers multicultural faces, names, and stories they can relate to.
- Felicia M. Tomasko, Reviewing I Can Do Anything
This might be the dawning of the "Can Do" age. ... real kids who are feeling the glow that striving brings.
