Synopses & Reviews
The world is full of great things to be and do. Meet Aliki, Belinda, Chris, and twenty-three more girlsand#160;who areand#160;imagining what they will be when they grow upandmdash;from astronaut toand#160;zookeeper.and#160;
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andldquo;A treasure that should be on every young girl's bookshelf and maybe on a boy's as well.andrdquo; andmdash;Kirkus Reviews
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andldquo;Bunting has created a winning alphabet book that is playful, inventive, and (coincidentally) politically correct. Accompanied by Bloom's exuberant watercolor portraits, the rhymes feature 26 girls acting out what they hope to become when they grow up.andrdquo; andmdash;School Library Journal
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"Bloom gets maximum effect with minimum words. . . . Fun to read aloud, the book will also lead to discussion about friendly (and annoying) behavior." --Booklist
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* andquot;The gentle humor will elicit giggles; Goose's silly statements and Bear's patient responses beg to be read aloud. An ideal book for storytimes about friendship and sharing.andquot; --School Library Journal, starred review
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* andquot;A more perfect union between giggle-inducing but reassuring images and a text of very few words is hard to conjure.andquot; --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Synopsis
The world is full of great things to be and do. Meet Aliki, Belinda, Chris, and the other girls who are having fun dreaming of what they want to be when they grow up. This lively alphabet book shows girls imagining various professions and activities, from astronaut to zookeeper. Eve Bunting's breezy, rhyming text, with lively illustrations by Suzanne Bloom, invites girls to "dream any dream you want to dream."
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Bear wants to read and write and think. Goose wants to talk and talk and talk. Can Bear and Goose be friends? Suzanne Bloom's picture book says volumes about friendship with a few select words and charming illustrations in this Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book .
Synopsis
A picture book celebrating diverse girls and their marvelously varied career dreams. Rhymes feature 26 girls acting out their aspirationsandmdash;from Aliki the astronaut to Zoe the zookeeper. Suzanne Bloom's cheerful, vibrant illustrations invite girls to andldquo;dream any dream you want to dream.andrdquo;
About the Author
Eve Bunting is the author of the Caldecott-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz. Among her many other titles are Will It Be a Baby Brother?, Mouse Island, Emma's Turtle, Baby Can, My Red Balloon, My Special Day at Third Street School, and Girls A to Z. She lives in Pasadena, California.Suzanne Bloom is the author and illustrator of the picture books featuring Goose and Bear: Treasure and A Splendid Friend, Indeed, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. Her other books include No Place for a Pig, A Mighty Fine Time Machine, We Keep a Pig in the Parlor, and the popular The Bus for Us. She lives with her family in McDonough, New York.