A boy imagines what he’ll be like when he grows up — the things he’ll collect, the things he’ll do for fun, what’ll he’ll eat, where he’ll go. He’ll ride a bicycle with 2 horns, tie his shoes all by himself and make “3 knots with big bows.” He’ll have 4 hats for his “adventures to the south, the north, the east, and the west.” And he’ll have “7 different jobs, one for each day of the week!” But his favorite job will be “walking animals.” A whimsical and clever take on the traditional counting book, and a sweetly funny tribute to children’s imagination and their perpetual wonderment about grown-up life.
When I Am Big was written and illustrated by Maria Dek and published by Princeton Architectural Press. Out soon on April 3.