When I Grow Up
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
“A small child muses about the future as Mom guides the bedtime routine…Winning text and illustrations for bedtime.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“The whimsical pictures fill every page with happiness and variety as Chen presents exuberant ideas for the big dreams and wishes of childhood.” —Booklist
“As a mother helps her young son get ready for bed…Mom assures him that the future is wide open, and ‘No matter what, I will always be there for you.’” —Publishers Weekly
A little boy shares with his mom his dreams of what he might be when he grows up in this tender picture book from Julie Chen the host of Big Brother and formerly the host of The Talk and New York Times bestselling artist and Caldecott Honor recipient Diane Goode.
One night while getting ready for bed a little boy starts to wonder what will life be like when he grows up. He could be a painter, a musician, a mountain climber, a mayor…
He tells his mother all about his big ideas…and all of the other things he wants to do. But when will he grow up? And why does it take so long?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
As a mother helps her young son get ready for bed tugging off his shoes and shirt, dragging a brush through his tousled hair he wonders aloud what the future holds. "Will I be funny or smart?" he asks. "Do you think I'll live near or far?" But most of his questions center on vocation: perhaps he'll become a baker who makes "the world a sweeter place to live," or maybe a mayor who "let kids run the town." As they snuggle together, Mom assures him that the future is wide open, and "No matter what, I will always be there for you." Chen, a news anchor and TV host making her picture book debut, offers a well-trod litany of choices for her protagonist. But she is fortunate in her collaborator: nimble, airy watercolor drawings by Goode (Founding Mothers) give the increasingly sleepy child a passel of richly imagined fantasies, showcased against bright white backgrounds, and teams him up with an adoring dachshund sidekick that's game for anything, whether the boy is imagining a future in space or atop a mountain. Ages 4 8. Author's)
