''I Can Blink'' is an American children's picture book written and illustrated by
Frank Asch. It was published in 1985 by
Kids Can Press, and printed by
Everbest in Hong Kong.
The book consists of a series of
simple sentence
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Typol ...
s, with definite
parallel structure. Children are encouraged to put their face through a circle cut out of the book, and proceed with the facial actions described.
The book fosters both understanding of animals, of body parts, and of movements.
Plot
Uniquely, the written "plot" starts on the cover, with the phrase "I can blink like an owl." The book continues, encouraging children to sniff like a dog, snap like a turtle, chew like a cow, shake their head like a horse, puff their cheeks like a squirrel, stick out their tongue like a snake, smile like a monkey, scrunch their face like a walrus, and wiggle their nose like a rabbit.
The last page is an image of a
flower
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, which has no associated action or text.
References
Books For Keeps - Reviewed in BfK No. 56 (May 1989) by Moira Small)*
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American picture books
1985 children's books