ABC for Me: ABC What Can I Be?

YOU can be anything YOU want to be, from A to Z

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Pub Date 1 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 1 Sep 2020

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ABC What Can I Be? presents a wonderful world full of career possibilities—from Astronomer to Zoo Keeper and everything in between. Representing kids of all kinds, this book shows that there are no limits to what a kid can pursue.

Whether they are fascinated by animals, trains, flowers, teaching, or any other thing, kids can grow up to be whatever they want! ABC What Can I Be? presents a whole alphabet full of exciting, thoughtful, and wonderful things children can do.

Pairing a career with each letter of the alphabet, ABC What Can I Be? features colorful illustrations and fascinating careers to get kids thinking about all the possibilities for their future. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. These 26 careers—which include Dentist, Floral Designer, Meteorologist, Robotics Engineer, Train Conductor, and Wildlife Conservationist—are just some of the things a kid can become! A fun read for the whole family,ABC What Can I Be? is not only perfect for teaching toddlers their ABCs, but also for encouraging them to consider all the careers available to them when they grow up.

The ABC for Me series presents a world of possibilities from A to Z and everything in between! For all little kids with big dreams, the endearing illustrations and mindful concepts in this series pair each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams, inclusion, acceptance, healthy living, and other key concepts important to emotional well-being. Other books in this series include:
 
  • ABC What Can She Be? (2018)
  • ABC What Can He Be? (2019)
  • ABC Let's Celebrate You & Me (2021)
  • ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me (2021)
ABC What Can I Be? presents a wonderful world full of career possibilities—from Astronomer to Zoo Keeper and everything in between. Representing kids of all kinds, this book shows that there are no...

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ISBN 9781600588822
PRICE US$16.99 (USD)
PAGES 32

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I really like this. This book will be a quick bedtime book with my daughter. I think she will enjoy the pictures and the bright colors.

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An ABC career book for kids? Yes please!

I love this book. I already have the ABC What Can She Be? for my daughter and we love it! There is such a variety of careers throughout with great illustrations.

I would recommend this to anyone with toddlers and would definitely buy this as gifts!

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<u>ABC for Me</u> is a cute and simple board book filled with colorful and inclusive illustrations that highlight the diversity and multitude of jobs available, and the people that complete them. A great addition to any library that serves children and families!

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A very cute survey of different careers that children can pursue. I appreciated the range of careers from STEM to the arts and more. The book is simple and direct and can easily lead to children wanting to find out more about these jobs or others.

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ABC What Can I Be? is a new book from the ABC for me series. It's a boardbook aimed at very young children and their caregivers. Due out 1 Sept 2020 from Quarto on their Walter Foster Jr. imprint, it's 32 colorful pages. Illustrated by Jessie Ford of Sugar Snap Studio, it's an alphabet book full of dreams for girls.

I liked that the book included careers with long and demanding educational paths (surgeon and quantitative analyst) side by side with vocational careers (excavator and floral designer). The kids pictured are ethnically diverse and differently-abled.

I am an optimist and believe that someday (soon) we won't need books telling our kids that they can choose whatever career paths they wish to pursue, but we're not there yet. This is a sweet and non-judgemental book.

The text is written in non-rhyming free verse with a one sentence explanation of what each job entails.

Thoroughly charming. I really liked it and think it would make a nice reading group selection in a classroom setting for younger kids as well as a read-to-me or bedtime read.

Five stars

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

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My 5 year old LOVES this book. Great way to both learn ABC’s and use the imagination for “what do I want to be when I grow up”. Highly recommend for both parents and teachers alike.

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This was an adorable quick read. The illustrations were beautiful and colorful, and the information was age appropriate. I could see this becoming a favorite read in our home.

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ABC What Can I Be is a wonderful career book for little children. The illustrations are colorful and certain to grab a toddler's attention. I adore how inclusive this book is! The creators made sure to include people from many different backgrounds and was gender nonconformative. This is certainly a book that should be displayed in every children's library!

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This book teaches children their ABC alongside possible careers they may wish to pursue based on their interests. The illustrations are bold, vibrant and eye-catching for children. My 4 year old really enjoyed trying to guess what the job may be based on the pictures. The possible careers are very varied and occasionally quite ‘niche’ and are all accompanied with a sentence explaining the job. I have to admit that “Quantitive Analyst’ completely went over the head of my daughter and she had very little interest in it. The overall message of the book - that children can choose to be anything they want to be - is lovely and important.

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This delightfully and inclusively illustrated alphabet book encourages children to think big.  There are so many things that they can dream of, everything from A's Astronaut to C's Costume Designer to G's Game Developer to L's Landscape Architect and many more until Z's Zookeeper.  This is a great addition for an alphabet book collection.  It would make an excellent baby gift.


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ABC what can I be is an intelligently written book about all the possible careers a child can opt for.This book opens a horizon of opportunities for the young ones.The illustrations are well thought out.The illustrations show the diversity of characters which is quite interesting.

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This is a fantastic book to read to young children. There is only one sentence per page, but it does a great job of including varying careers. Careers that usually don’t show up in book for kids. Another plus for this book is the diversity of race, ethnicities, disabilities,etc that are shown for the careers.

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My daughter and I read this book a few times and she really enjoyed looking at the bright, colourful pictures. It is a book that I will read over again with her as she gets older and I am sure she will understand it more as she grows.

The book is an A-Z of different careers that one can choose when they grow up and the book shows each career name and a small description of what each career involves, in relation to each letter of the alphabet. For example, for the letter B the book lists Beekeeper as the career.

This would be a great book for use in any educational setting.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a wonderful book that explores different career paths littles can choose one day. My 3 yr old (and myself) were pleased to see beekeeper included, as his grandfather (my dad) is a beekeeper. I feel like we've read books like this and what sets this one apart is how diverse the careers are. For instance, there are multiple technology based professions - UX Designer, robotics engineer, quantivtive analyst, etc - and art based careers - landscape architect, illustrator, etc. I find it very important for littles to know that art is important and a valid option for a career, because I was brought up being told it wasn't. I found the pictures to be pleasing. They're very colorful and geometric. They grabbed and held my attention. Anecdotes from my 3 yr old: "What great ideas! I want to drive an ice cream truck when I'm older!"

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This is adorable and beautifully illustrated. I loved the selection of careers- widely varied between older and newer careers. The people pictured are wonderfully inclusive.

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Thanks to netgalley I was lucky enough to read a pre released copy of this book. I love the idea of an ABC of careers. Some of the career choices are a little unexpected, (a robot engineer) but my little one loved it and keeps asking to read it again and again. I love that in the illustrations the dentist and surgeon are both female. Can't wait to buy this when it's released.

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This is a very cute children's board book of ABC. This one will share with the child all the things they can grow up to be based on the alphabet. Some of the jobs are a little advanced for small children, but parents can use this as a dialog to share with the child what some of these careers really are. Some careers are familiar like Dentist or Landscape Architect but others like Quantitative Analyst might need to be explained. The illustrations are very colorful and cute to go along with the letter career and write up. I think inquisitive children will really enjoy this little book.

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This is such a great book for may reasons! There are some pretty cool jobs listed - and not just traditional ones (teacher, doctor, lawyer). I adore the illustrations and the representations of diversity and gender. I can totally see many young kids loving this book and having some really awesome discussions when you ask them 'What do you want to be?"

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Diverse Jobs/Hobbies and People

This is a cute, simple ABC book that introduces children to a variety of jobs and hobbies, from astronomer to zookeeper. Each page has the letter of the alphabet, the word, a single sentence describing just a little of what the job is about, and figures that depict it. The author and illustrator have been very careful to show diverse people of different races, ethnicities, and religions. They’ve also taken great care to not stereotype by gender (though you will see some traditional pairings). You will see women/girls as game designers, robotics engineers, and astronomers while men/boys are shown as costume or floral designers. They also depict differently-abled children, like ones in wheelchairs or with the types of crutches used by those who need to use them all the time, not just because of injury. The illustrations are simple but colorful. The book ends by suggesting that the child or children share what other things they can dream up that they can do when they get older—a spin on the classic “what do you want to be when you grow up” question that adults like to ask kids.

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I thought that this was a lovely book and I loved the images used!

The book was set out really well and I loved the little section that was given to each role as the book went through the alphabet. I loved it was gender neutral too – my daughter is three and she has picked two careers she wants so far – Pilot or Doctor (we best get saving!) so I liked that they were not just limited in this book to male/female orientated roles!

A couple of the job titles were a little complex for the target age range I think personally with it being ultimately an “ABC” book but overall it is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended!

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Colorful and bright, this is a lovely book of aspirational occupations for children to read. The illustrations are eye-catching and attractive. I especially love the inclusivity of the drawings, including people of different gender, race, religion and ability. It is likely that some of the jobs mentioned will not be familiar to the small children to whom I imagine the book is aimed; however with guidance they could be explained during reading.

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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! This book was so colorful and pleasing to the eye! Little kids will love it!! I would recommend this book! Thank you again, NetGalley!

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This book was a hit with my young daycare kids. The illustrations caught their attention and the flow of the words kept them intrigued. I enjoyed reading this book as much as they enjoyed something new and fun. Highly recommend.

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A parent that wants to open all the possibilities for their children. You can be Quantitative Analyst and a Robotics Engineer. With all cultures and colors and with kindness as the motivator to be all that you want to be, this book is just as much for the parents as their children.

A Special Thank you to Quarto Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest revie

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Adorable book! This really opened up my mind & my daughter’s mind to future careers. It’s silly but when we discuss what she wants to be when she grows up I often run out of suggestions for her. This book is full of modern careers- how perfect! I’d adapt this book for Pre-K& K level kids. My daughter asked me so many questions as we read this. Loved how it opened up conversation with her.

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