Tillman’s picture books are a genre unto themselves. Her illustrations are photo-realistic in style yet wildly imaginative in content. It makes for an unusual mix. Each doublespread splash image is a complete adventure story unto itself, except you have to supply the story and details yourself. All she gives us is that extravagant visual with a couple of lines celebrating the (impossible and improbable) achievements of several children. A kid who wins a tug of war against two huge bears? Check. A child who rides a lion and storms a castle? Check. A little tyke who has a staring contest with a formidable dragon – and it’s the dragon who’s intimidated? Check! Tillman gives us one ludicrously over-the-top image after another accompanied by simple congratulatory lines that basically echo the book’s title in different ways. It’s a book about self-affirmation, about validation, about praising children for what they do, because just getting through childhood successfully really is just as formidable as besting a bunch of bears, or dragons or castles. You rock, kids!