Biggest Job of All

When Lulu grows up, she wants "a really, "really" big job." She doesn't want to wash elephants she'd get all wet. She doesn't want to be a doctor she doesn't like shots. She doesn't want to drive a big rig hard hats itch. She wants the biggest, most important job of all buy what should it be? A mommy? An author? Nothing is out of the question for Lulu! Her simple game of "What s the biggest job of all?" will open young readers to the many possibilities before "them" too. The perfect gift for both working and stay-at-home moms.

"Mommy, when I am all grown up, I want to have a really big job,' says young Lulu — as long as that means she doesn't have to be elephant-washer ('I'll get all wet'), a teacher ('Teachers have to wipe noses'), a doctor ('I don't like medicine and I don't like shots') or a construction worker ('Hats itch'). When Mommy explains that being a mother is 'the most important job I know,' Lulu says that sounds just fine to her — but adds that she'd also like to be an author like Mommy, too. Browne's winsome, vibrant watercolor-and-ink pictures mark the debut of a capable illustrator in the Nadine Bernard Westcott mode. But Browne lacks Westcott's facility with zaniness, so while her domestic scenes exude a sunny familiarity, the pictures having to do with Lulu's professional fantasies have only a mild-mannered humor. Ziefert does little more than set up the illustrator's vignettes, and readers may find that the final revelation that Mommy is an author comes out of left field. Still this pleasant book offers reassurance to kids that they're Mommy's No. 1 priority. Ages 4-8." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Harriet Ziefert is the author of many picture books for children. She is the grandmother of four and lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and Maplewood, New Jersey.
Lauren Browne always knew she wanted to illustrate children's books, and her mom was supportive of her aspirations. She even designed an entire wall in her bedroom for her to draw on! She lives and works in Pennsylvania, and this is her first picture book.