brysonsmommie84's review against another edition
5.0
Hilarious!
Too cute! I’m so glad Weird Al is teaching kids from a young age that it’s okay not to be pressured to know what you want to be when you grow up, even if you’re a hundred and three. Also teaching them to think outside the box and expand their imaginations. I’m sure this book leaves kids with all kids of beautiful questions, like can you really milk a giraffe?!
Too cute! I’m so glad Weird Al is teaching kids from a young age that it’s okay not to be pressured to know what you want to be when you grow up, even if you’re a hundred and three. Also teaching them to think outside the box and expand their imaginations. I’m sure this book leaves kids with all kids of beautiful questions, like can you really milk a giraffe?!
mrsbond's review against another edition
4.0
I am always leery of celebrity types who decide they now want to write children's books. In a market that is hard enough for unknown yet good authors to get noticed, can't these people just have a ghost writer produce their memoir? But this is Weird Al. You never quite know what you're going to get from him, so I had to give this a try. What I discovered is a fun to read story about a boy who is asked the big question: What do you want to be when you grow up? He answers with a list of career options that vary from award winning chef to giraffe milker to hedge fund investor. Most kids will have no idea what most of these careers are -- but this school librarian sees this as a great opportunity to practice research skills and explore! Illustrations are as colorful and fun as the text.
shighley's review against another edition
5.0
Very, very clever book. Just because it's a picture book, I wouldn't categorize it as primary. I think it would be great to use with intermediate and above. It's imaginative, and demonstrates lots of effort to get the rhymes just so. What an excellent use of vocabulary! Students could try writing their own rhyme for an occupation they might consider for the future. I wasn't expecting it to end the way it did either, and take it as a compliment!
wetdryvac's review against another edition
5.0
That... was really good. I was expecting fun from Weird Al, but this... was just plain good, too.
kellylynnthomas's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really enjoyable book, and the illustrations are rich and fanciful. The only thing about it is that some of the words seem really complex and specialized for a picture book.
inthecommonhours's review against another edition
4.0
Nolie's library check out. Weird Al is like a mythical hero to my boys?!
muddypuddle's review against another edition
5.0
I love rhyme and rhythm when the words flow and are unforced, and Weird Al does this brilliantly! I love the words in this great, creative story, and I love they way he uses them. And the illustrations compliment them wonderfully. Clever. And great fun! I will DEFINITELY be sharing this with my fourth graders, and what a great gift for picture-book-loving graduates.
orangerful's review against another edition
4.0
Really cute. I listened to a clip of Weird Al reading this on Amazon so when I read it, I could hear his voice in my head, which made it even better! Perfect for parent in search of a guest reader title.
rouver's review against another edition
5.0
Everyone in this house loves Weird Al...and when I saw that he'd written a children's book, I knew I had to get it. It was as delightfully weird as you'd expect from a man with his name & reputation, and he was able to find an illustrator that was a perfect fit. It's an *excellent* book & should be read by everyone, no matter the age. Guaranteed to make you smile.
jaimeb's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
4.0