When I Grow Up
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
GREAT GRADUATION GIFT!Tim Minchin's Tony Award-winning lyrics from Matilda the Musical are paired with new artwork from bestselling illustrator Steve Antony.When I grow up,I will be tall enoughto reach the branches that I need to reachto climb the treesyou get to climb when you're grown up. A group of children imagines all of the things that they will be able to do once they grow up, and they plan to do anything and everything. They hope to solve problems, play in the sun all day long, be brave, and even eat ice cream all day. The combination of Tim Minchin's Tony Award-winning Matilda the Musical lyrics and Steve Antony's joyful artwork is sure to inspire readers of all ages to explore the endless possibilities that the future could have in store.
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Three children imagine that adult life means finally having the freedom to do everything they aren't allowed or aren't able to do as kids. They'll be able to "eat sweets every day on the way to work" and go to bed late; they'll be smart enough to know the answers and brave enough to "fight the creatures that you have to fight beneath your bed." Antony's color-washed line drawings sprawl across the pages, bright, cheerful, and the picture of abundance: there's a grassy hilltop, a library stuffed with books, bedrooms filled with cozy quilts and pillows, and shopping carts stuffed with goodies. His characters may yearn for greater autonomy, and their picture of maturity may be skewed, but this world is a pretty benevolent place. And that's the problem: readers are presented with a nice picture but not a very compelling journey. It's a book most likely to be remembered for being, in tone and mood, pretty much the opposite of its source material: Minchin's darkly wistful, tear-inducing second-act song from the musical Matilda. Ages 3 5.
