I Can Fly (Little Golden Treasures)

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Summary: Some editions remove half the pages!
Review: "I Can Fly" is a wonderful book. We purchased the board book edition after reading the hardcover from our library. We were very disappointed that two editions, at 24 pages, are quietly missing half the pages of the 48 page hardcover edition. The missing animals are "I can grab like a crab", "Who can walk like a bug? Me Ug ug", "Pick pick pick I'm a little chick", "Who can live in a hole? Me! Like a mole", "Who can climb anywhere? Me! Like a bear.", "Bump bump bump I'm a camel with a hump", "Haw haw haw I'm a donkey in the straw", "Howl howl howl I'm an old screech owl". You're missing out on half the fun here!

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Summary: Beware of missing pages
Review: A friend accidentally gave me her husband's childhood copy of this book and my daughter fell in love with it and memorized every word. So when we had to give the original back, I found the "republished" version on Amazon and bought it. But little golden books decided that some of the original pages weren't necessary I guess and so as my daughter looked through the pages she was quite disappointed to find some of her favorites missing. What's left is still terrific but the original was a gem that should not have been tampered with.

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Summary: Beware of missing pages
Review: A friend accidentally gave me her husband's childhood copy of this book and my daughter fell in love with it and memorized every word. So when we had to give the original back, I found the "republished" version on Amazon and bought it. But little golden books decided that some of the original pages weren't necessary I guess and so as my daughter looked through the pages she was quite disappointed to find some of her favorites missing. What's left is still terrific but the original was a gem that should not have been tampered with.

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Summary: Watch out for abridged versions! Amazon, take note...
Review: A note to all fans of I Can Fly -- most editions are abridged, and they DON'T say so. In fact, the page quoted in Amazon's editorial review ("Crunch crunch crunch/ I'm a goat out to lunch") is one of many pages NOT in the hardcover version of the book. False advertising, dudes! If you want to read I Can Fly in its full original glory, you have to get the "library binding" edition.

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Summary: I can fly
Review: An excellent book for emergent readers. Imagination booster.
Simple text, friendly pictures. Ideal for Kindergarden.

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Summary: She Can Paint, Too!
Review: Fans of the golden age Disney films and animation in general are very familiar with the brilliant career of color genius Mary Blair, one of the most important graphic and commercial artists of the century, and some of her best work is found right here between these covers. These beautiful illustrations are among the warmest and most engaging she ever did. "I Can Fly" is one of the very earliest (and best) Golden Books, and this miniature edition seems to be complete, unlike the more common modern reprints which are severely truncated. The color reproduction isn't a hundred percent accurate, either, but unless you want to spend considerable time at the swap meets or on eBay, this is your best bet. For more about Mary Blair (as well as Golden Books hall of famer Gustav Tenggren and many others) see John Canemaker's excellent book "Before The Animation Begins". Oh, yeah, and if you're a real little kid you'll find it much easier reading than this slightly pompous review.

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Summary: I Can Fly
Review: I am 53 years old and my parents read this book to me. I loved it and always asked for this one to be read to me over & over. I was just about 3 yrs. old and had heard the story so many times, I could say it word for word by memory. During the years while moving, the book was lost. I always wondered what happened to my book. In 1975, after I had children I wrote a letter to Golden Books to see if I could get a copy, but they couldn't help me. About 6 yrs. ago, my sister-in-law was at a flea market and found a copy for me. I now read it to my grand daughter. I still enjoy the book, and love the illustrations.

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Summary: I Can Fly
Review: I grew up on this book, and I loved it. It says that everything is possible for a child with imagination. "I can be anything--that's my way." (That's from memory.) Now that I've found it again,I'm getting copies for my niece and nephews--and one for myself!

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Summary: best baby book I've found so far
Review: I have a 3-month old baby girl, and since her birth, I've been looking for short, colorful books to read to her that would be interesting to her. I've bought some books that were recommended to me, but they just didn't seem to fit her age. I came across this book at Barnes and Noble the other day, along with some other books I'd been looking for such as "Goodnight Moon," but since I was only buying one book that day, it had to be "I Can Fly." It grabbed me from the beginning - the cover's adorable illustration accurately depicts what the contents of the book's illustrations will be, and there are just few enough words on each page for a baby to enjoy, ie "A bird can fly, so can I." This is a Little Golden Book, but the pages are hard and not bendable for younger children so they won't tear them or eat them. It's exactly what I was looking for. I am so pleased to have found it!

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Summary: A delightful and memorable child's book
Review: If this is the same little golden book read to me over 45 years ago, it is a dear, sweet book. I read my beat-up version of it to my own daughter about 17 years ago and we both loved it. It is inventive, playful, and gives free rein to a child's wonderful imagination. Its delightful pictures and rhymes have remained with me throughout my life -- memorable!!