When I Grow Up by Julie Chen
"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?
Julie Chen's books are considered exceptional for their craft and quality. Always mindful of the reader who will interact with her structures, she selects paper to delight the eye and appeal to the touch, while creating conceptual forms that function as vessels for text, images, ideas, and meaning. In addition to teaching Book Arts at Mills College and operating Flying Fish Press, Chen regularly lectures on bookmaking and teaches workshops nationwide. She lives in Berkeley, CA.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781481497190 |
| ISBN 10 | 1481497197 |
| Title | When I Grow Up |
| Author | Julie Chen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon And Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
| Year published | 2018-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |