

I Believe I Can
Author: Grace Byers
Narrator: Grace Byers
Unabridged: 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 03/03/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying
Author: Grace Byers
Narrator: Grace Byers
Unabridged: 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 03/03/2020
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Bullying
Grace Byers is an actress and activist known for her roles in Fox’s smash hit series Empire and Marvel’s The Gifted. As a multicultural, biracial CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Grace was bullied throughout her childhood, which inspired her first picture book, the New York Times bestseller I Am Enough—an ode to the empowerment of young girls. Her follow-up book, I Believe I Can, celebrates both boys and girls as they strive for their highest potential. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, actor Trai Byers.
THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOOK! I cannot say it enough, but if you have a child find this book and read it to them. In library school we talked the concept of "mirrors and windows" where children have the opportunity to see themselves in books and also see the outside world in books. This book is a......more
I think that I enjoyed Grace Byers’ I BELIEVE I CAN even better than the first one. Kids need inspiring books, and especially books where they can be taught to find inspiration in themselves. This is a far cry from the books people in my age group had growing up, so I can only be happy for the young......more
An inspirational read empowering all children to find their potential and never stop believing in themselves as they reach for the stars.......more
In rhyming text, the message of this book clearly shines through that we can do anything we want to do, if we truly believe in it. Mistakes happen, though, so we must learn from them. Also clear in this book is the fact that many different identities are represented: ethnicity, gender, size, physica......more