Can I Join Your Club?

　　要鼓起勇氣結交新朋友，的確是很困難的事情。
　　如果一直被拒絕，除了傷心難過以外，還可以怎麼做呢？

　　鴨子想要結交新朋友，所以他決定加入獅子俱樂部，但他沒辦法像獅子一樣吼叫，所以被獅子拒絕申請了。接著，他想要加入蛇俱樂部，但他不會像蛇一樣嘶鳴，所以他的申請也被拒絕了。後來，他鼓起勇氣要加入大象俱樂部，可是要像大象那樣聰明才能加入，鴨子一樣做不到……那麼，鴨子到底該怎麼辦呢？
 
——中文書介節錄自中文版《我可以加入你的俱樂部嗎？(新版)》，阿布拉出版

　　Duck wants to join a club. But he needs to be able to ROAR to join Lion Club, or TRUMPET to join Elephant Club. And all he can do is QUACK! What’s a Duck to do? Why, set up his own club of course… where everyone is welcome to join!

　　With a laugh-out-loud text from John Kelly and brilliantly quirky illustrations by Steph Laberis, Can I Join Your Club? is a heart-warming story which celebrates the importance of diversity and friendship. Perfect for little ones who are learning to make friends at a new school or nursery.

Review

　　"Laugh-out-loud story that's perfect for children who are making new friends at school or nursery, with some magnificently noisy animals to join in with." -- The Bookseller

　　"A warm and clever picture book which puts the importance of sharing and inclusion centre stage." -- Lancashire Evening Post

　　"This book is fantastic for teaching children what it feels like to be left out and how including others can be the best solution to make everyone happy. It is a good resource for fostering empathy, children might put themselves in the shoes of the main character who isn’t let into the other animals’ clubs, and imagine how they would feel in that situation." -- SEN Resources

　　"This heart-warming story is a lovely celebration of the importance of diversity and friendship." -- Parents in Touch

　　"This is a fun book to read, and its gentle but important message is definitely a good one to share!" -- The Bookbag

　　"There is plenty of humour both in the laugh-out-loud text and in the quirky illustrations." -- Carousel

　　"A brilliant picturebook about inclusivity, making friends, and being part of a group... Bold, positive and topical." -- Minerva Reads

　　"This funny story deftly celebrates inclusivity and the importance of openness and friendship." -- LoveReading

　　John Kelly has been illustrating, writing, and designing books since just after the invention of the clay tablet in Ancient Mesopotamia. He has now moved on to shouting at a computer screen, sharpening endless pencils, and staring at a blank page of a Moleskine notebook. He lives in a mythical suburb of South London with his wife who is also a full-time muse.

　　Steph is an illustrator and character designer, based in the San Francisco Bay area of California. She works in several fields, including publishing, TV & feature animation, toy design and licensing. Her love for art is rivaled only by her fascination with the animal kingdom. She also loves to travel, and next on her bucket list is visiting the Weihnachtsmarkt in Germany!