I Can Be Like... a Book of Masks of Inspiring Women - by Duopress Labs (Board Book)

About the Book

An interactive board book with die-cut mask holes that allows kids to learn about and become their favorite real-life heroes: from activist Greta Thunberg to soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe.

Book Synopsis

Don't just learn about your favorite real-life heroes--become them!

I Can Be Like . . . is a colorful and interactive board book with die-cut mask holes that allows you to "wear" the book and become one of six inspirational women. With simple, brief biographies and bright illustrations, I Can Be Like . . . features masks for activists Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg, soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe, inspiring activist and former first lady Michelle Obama, British actress Emma Watson, and Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. A fun book for summer reading.

About the Author

duopress labs is the creative team, led by Mauricio Velázquez de León, responsible for writing and developing dozens of books and games. Recent titles include The Belly Sticker Book; the SmartFlash(TM) and TummyTime(TM) series; 100 Pablo Picassos; My Fridge; and My First Lift-the-Flap Animal Book. Mauricio has written for Lonely Planet, Chouette, PowerKids Press, and the magazines Gourmet and Saveur. He resides wherever he can find a good Wi-Fi connection and strong coffee, mostly in the eastern United States.

Violet Lemay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose children's books include 100 Pablo Picassos, My Foodie ABC, Artists and Their Pets, and the Local Baby series, which includes New York Baby and Beach Babies. Violet worked as a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia. Her illustrations have been published by Penguin, Holt, HarperCollins, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic, and Highlights magazine. Violet currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand.