Just Like You - by Anne Wynter (Board Book)

About the Book

"This little one is eager to help and be 'just like you'. With a big heart and little hands, picnic messes ensue. Lucky for our little one, joy, acceptance, love, and even messes are a family trait!"--

Book Synopsis

This little one is eager to help and be "just like you". With a big heart and little hands, picnic messes ensue. Lucky for our little one, joy, acceptance, love, and even messes are a family trait!

"A sturdy affirmation that the willingness to help combined with patience really does matter. A recommended purchase." School Library Journal

When their family prepares for a picnic, our little toddler tries to help. They want to do everything the grownups are doing, but the results are...not ideal. Mud, lemon juice, and water end up everywhere! But this little one isn't the only one making a mess-being "just like you" runs in the family!

Toddlers won't be able to resist this rhythmic text and vibrant illustrations.

Review Quotes

Toddler-PreS-In a story that every family will relate to, an accident-prone toddler just wants to help. A family prepares for a picnic and the child's attempts at assistance go awry. Wynter brings warmth and humor to each page so that by story's end, the lesson that "everyone makes mistakes" is fully brought home in loving illustrations.
VERDICT This is a sturdy affirmation that the willingness to help combined with patience really does matter. A recommended purchase for little helper shelves. -- "School Library Journal"

About the Author

Anne Wynter is the Ezra Jack Keats Honor-winning author of Everybody in the Red Brick Building, One Big Day, and Hands On! She earned a degree in theatre from Washington University in St. Louis and penned a number of short plays that have been produced around the country. She currently lives in Austin, TX with her family.

Letícia Moreno is an illustrator and comic artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her artwork focuses on drawing cute, colorful, and fun black characters. When not drawing, Letícia is either playing Animal Crossing, watching Twitch streams, making some vegan recipes, or playing with her dogs, Soshi and Pimenta. Follow her on Instagram @negapeta.