Spinelli takes the common theme of kids wondering what to be when they grow up and gives it a charming twist. In rhyming phrases a young boy considers: “When I grow up, what shall I be? / Of all the many, many jobs, which one will be the best for me? Pumpkin grower / dandelion blower / paper-plane folder / puppy-dog holder.” Spinelli’s cunning touch is that all of the possibilities are things a kid can do right now, without having to go through all the pesky waiting of growing up. A gatefold at the end provides the solution: he is going to choose every one of them! The exuberant, larger-than-life watercolor-and-acrylic illustrations evoke the whimsy of the imagined scenarios and include a troupe of rabbits that appears somewhere on each page. A simple concept wonderfully executed. Preschool-Kindergarten
An Adorablely illustrated, rhyming story that takes on the curious question of a little boy askingWhen I go up what shall I be? This was a funny and imaginative read about all the career possibilities there are for anyone with a little imagination and lots of hopes and dreams! perfectly fun to add with other books on exploring careers or would even be fun to classroom studying community helpers! I Loved it!
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