What do grown-ups do all day? Its a good question right? I’m sure there are a lot of little kiddos out there wondering that same thing. I mean, they get asked all the time by grown-ups what they themselves would like to be when they grow up. Maybe this is part of the reason why they are so curious about the “grown-up” world. My little guy is incredibly interested in what his daddy does when he goes off to work. One of his absolute favorite things to do is to go tag-along and see. He finds it absolutely fascinating and when he is not at work with his dad he is at home asking me what he’s doing. These three books that I am going to share are perfect for such curious little minds.
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What Do Grown-Ups Do All Day? By Virginie Morgand. This book is absolutely brilliant! First of all, I love how large it is and how eye-catching the cover is. Its a great prelude to the fun inside. The book is set-up in that it introduces a scene/setting (anywhere from a hospital to gym) with a large spread illustration bursting with details. Then the next page shows pictures of the people that can typically be found in that setting and what they do there. Thus the pattern continues through 14 locations. It’s one your kids can spend quite a bit of time searching through and I feel that it is highly informative as well. I’m in love with the illustrations, they are all so colorfully artistic and unique. It’s one that we will re-visit again and again. As I said, it’s brilliant!
Police Officer (Busy People) and Astronaut (Busy People) by Ando Twin and Lucy M. George. These are two in a series of 12 (4 to be released soon) books about occupations by QEB Publishing. I was thrilled that we recieved the police officer and astronaut as these are two jobs that my little guy is especially interested in. And, as predicted, he absolutely loves them. I love them too because the illustrations are bright and clean and the text is incredibly informative. Both these books contain a short story about a day-in-the-life of a person in that occupation. Following the story there is a section that mentions a few other duties of that job, what equipment they typically need, other jobs that work closely with there job, and discussion topics. I told you it was informative! I also am impressed with the fact that it is all explained in a way that is easy for young children to understand and is, in my opinion, all age appropriate. We will definitely be keeping our eyes out for more in this series.
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