Can I Play Too? is another book in the pig and elephant series that introduces the theme of acceptance. At the beginning of the story, the two were just playing a normal game of catch until their friend snake came in and asked to play as well. I was surprised at that part because I did not know how the story was going to go. At first, the two were hesitant because they noticed that the snake did not have arms, but the snake was also aware. The best part about this was the fact that the two did not want to say no and wanted to include him, so they tried multiple ways to play catch with the three and they finally figured it out! I really liked that because no matter what the disability was, they still wanted him to join. This could teach people of all ages a good lesson about accepting one another for who they are and to not make them feel any different. Not only that, but in a way, the snake has a disability. That could also help children understand what it means to have something like that and how important it is for everyone to be treated equally. The summary of this book is that two Friends want to play catch. The problem is that the snake really wants to play too. But then they realize that the snake doesn’t have any arms so he can’t really play, but then they improvise in order to include the snake. This is a good book to be used within a classroom or even just a house hold. This book can be used to teach children about including everyone. Also about how you can change the way you do things so that everyone is included. I think this book was a good book to be made because these days’ people do not realize that people are not able to do everything that everybody can do and it is a good lesson to teach about. The reading level of this book is easy. There are very few words and the illustrations are well done.
What do You think about Can I Play Too? (2010)?
Another funny book! We liked when they tried to play catch with the snake....poor snake.
—Keith
