Later, When I'm Big

By: Bette Westera, Laura Watkinson (Translator), Mattias de Leeuw (Illustrator)

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Hardcover | 5 September 2023

At a Glance

Hardcover
40 Pages

Age
4 - 8

Dimensions(cm)
21.7 x 28.7 x 1.1

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American Library Association Batchelder Honor Book (2024)

"Compelling artwork...stunning....Deftly captures a child's sense of wonder at the vastness of the world."-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)

"Whimsical illustrations... a] springboard for imaginative flights."-- Booklist

"Gorgeous." -- Foreword Reviews

A playful, humorous look at being small but dreaming big.

As a child and her mother walk up to the swimming pool, she dreams about everything she'll do when she's older. Maybe she'll dance with jellyfish. Maybe she'll fly to Saturn in a space rocket. She could even play with the monster under her bed But for now, she'll have to face that terrifyingly tall diving board...

With alliterative language and explosively colorful illustrations, When I'm Big is an amusing journey through all sorts of fantastical futures. As readers travel to tropical rainforests, the North Pole, and beyond, they will start to dream about what their tomorrows could bring.

The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List - Under Five (2024)

Industry Reviews

The Wall Street Journal
"Vibrant . . . offers endearing consolation for children ages 3-7 who, in the manner of St. Augustine, fully intend to live up to their potential at some point, but 'not just yet.'"

Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)
"Deftly captures a child's sense of wonder at the vastness of the world."

Foreword Reviews
"Gorgeous watercolor illustrations utilize bright washes of color and simple black ink lines to depict the child's grand desires--cleaning the teeth of tigers, sleeping in haunted castles, diving with a mermaid--before she determines that, for now, she's comfortable exactly where she is."

Booklist
"The girl's dauntless spirit shines through all her fantasies in this springboard for imaginative flights."

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"For fans of Cornwall's Jabari Jumps looking for a bit more whimsy, this is it."

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