Akron Public Library

An exuberant eight-year-old details for his teacher and classmates the astonishing variety of inventive careers he is thinking of pursuing when he grows up.

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Matt and Maggie discover their grandfather's circus trunk containing a magic written incantation, which, when spoken out loud while reaching into the chest, enables them to have hands-on exploration of various careers.

Two young bears speculate on all the things they could grow up to be, including a bus driver, farmer, scientist, singer, and computer programmer.

An imaginative boy pretends to be a firefighter, policeman, construction worker, and other busy people, but he realizes that it is important to take time to give his mom a hug.

"Watch out! There's a Career Fair at Emerson School, and all the students have to choose what they want to be when they grow up. No problem. Ivy and Bean already have that all figured out. At least they thought so, until they meet Herman the Treasure Hunter. Pretty soon everyone in the second grade is looking for treasure-- and finding it. Everyone except for Ivy and Bean, that is. Where are their jewels, their gold, their money? Ivy and Bean need...

"When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place."--...

"Amelia Bedelia and her friends at school explore different jobs and careers and think about what they want to be when they grow up! Amelia Bedelia is especially curious about her own father's line of work. If he spends the day pitching to a client, does that mean he plays a lot of baseball?"--

With the school career fair coming up young Wanda needs to decide what she wants to be, but as she considers the suggestions of her parents and teachers, she realizes that what she really wants is to invent better ways to do things.

Pig Pig thinks of all the jobs he could get, from cook to auto mechanic, and is enthusiastic about performing similar tasks for his family at home.