When I Grow Up - Hardcover

McNaughton, Colin

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40 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763626759 ISBN 13: 9780763626754

Publisher: Candlewick, 2005

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Spaceman or soccer pro, candy-store owner or the queen herself — the sky's the limit when Colin McNaughton's imaginative cast of kids act out what they'd like to be when they grow up.

Sit back and enjoy the show as the inimitable Colin McNaughton stages a lively class musical all about growing up. What would you like to be when you get older? A king of the jungle or the king of rock 'n' roll? A famous poet or a pirate just like Dad ("That's my girl!")? There's no end to the possibilities — but, as this amusing presentation points out, there's also no rush to become a grownup when being a child can be so much fun!

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About the Author:

Colin McNaughton, an International Reading Association Children's Choices favorite, has created more than sixty books for children, including the hilarious CAPTAIN ABDUL'S PIRATE SCHOOL and JOLLY ROGER AND THE PIRATES OF CAPTAIN ABDUL. He lives in London with his wife.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-In the school musical, students parade across the stage and act out their choices for their future professions. From mermaid to pirate, parent to poet, king of the jungle to royalty, the jolly children cavort amid props both fancy and happily homemade. A final, scuba-geared boy stops cold and wails, "I don't wanna grow up!" His teacher comes to the rescue and soothes him by saying, "Enjoy your childhood/while you may-/Growing up is/years away!" The bright pencil-and-watercolor illustrations show a stage framed by red curtains and complete with the usual scenery of classroom plays. Youngsters waiting to make their appearance peek out from the sides, and the doting parents in the audience occasionally make encouraging comments. The rhyming text, while sometimes forced, moves along briskly. Readers will enjoy the wildly imaginative career speculation that mirrors that of typical children.-Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
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