Dewey Discoveries: What do you want to be when you grow up?

If you're interested in talking to your child about vocation, we have lots of books at the library to help out. Here are two delightful new books for pre-school to first grade readers that will give you plenty to talk about. Click on the links to reserve a copy today.

--Andrea W., Headquarters

"Grow! Raise! Catch!" by Shelley Rotner

Where does our food come from? Shelley Rotner comprehensively answers this question in this delightful, full-color book starring the people who work in agriculture to bring food to our tables. Each page features a diverse cast with short quotations from the farmers and fishers that describe what they do. And with lots of pictures of children enjoying the produce, it's a great way to talk about nutrition, too!

"What Do Grown-Ups Do All Day?" by Virginie Morgand

In this colorful and retro-style illustrated picture book, Virginie Morgand takes the reader to fourteen different workplaces to see what the adults do. There are many figures on each page spread, each telling the reader what they do in a short sentence. With diverse characters and over a hundred jobs represented, there should be plenty of ideas to get you and your young reader thinking.





Dewey Numbers: 641.3 and 331.7