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The new picture book from the much-loved duo Andrew Daddo and Jonathan Bentley.
What do you want to be when you grow up? A performer? An astronaut? A secret agent?
From the team who brought you First Day and Check on Me comes a gorgeous and funny new picture book about big dreams and even bigger imaginations!
Ages: 3+
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780733333415
Publisher: ABC Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 November 2015
Country: Australia
Imprint: ABC Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jonathan Bentley
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 253.0mm
Height: 253.0mm
Weight: 368g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Andrew Daddo is an author, columnist, broadcaster and TV presenter. He has been writing for children for over 25 years, including First Day, When I Grow Up and Old Friends, New Friends. Grandpa's Guide to Happiness is the follow-up to Grandma's Guide to Happiness and both books are about good old-fashioned fun. Andrew lives on Sydney's northern beaches with his wife and three children. Jonathan has illustrated over forty books and written four of his own, including Where is Bear? and Cat and Dog. He counts himself very lucky to worked with so many wonderful authors including Margaret Wild, Andrew Daddo, Shaun Micallef, Patrick Guest, Lian Tanner and even the Wiggles. Jonathan says, 'I hope with my pencil to share a joy in how beautiful and wonderfully ridiculously our world is.'
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