Reviews for It's OK to Be Me: Just Like You, I Can Do Almost Anything

The average rating for It's OK to Be Me: Just Like You, I Can Do Almost Anything based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-03-02 00:00:00 Brian Plyler This book was written by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos and illustrated by Marta Fabrega. The pictures are sweet and simple. The structure of the book as a whole isn't especially interesting visually speaking. On each page there is a picture and on the opposing side there is a short paragraph of text. The book doesn't bring anything new to the table, in my opinion. The book speaks of a young boy that is confined to a wheel chair (or is he?). He narrates his own story of how his peers don't invite him to play games because he thinks that they theinkhe cannot play sports due to his wheel chair. The story goes as expected and he achieves his goal of getting good at playing basketball in his wheelchair. Honestly, the plot bored me to tears. At the end of the book there are a series of activities that you could do with your class that blindfold them or restrict their movements so that they can experience life as a blind person or an individual in a wheelchair. There is also a letter to parents in the back that explains the purpose of the book which is blaring of acceptance and diversity. This could be used in a 3rd-5th grade classroom so long as the activities at the end used. I suppose I am having a difficult time finding a place in a classroom for this particular read because I detested it so. This book was not compelling, though I understand the intention behind it, I simply did not like it and I would not use it in my classroom.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-10-10 00:00:00 Martie Brown Great book about living with a disability, is honest about certain struggles that come along with that.