Whatever You Grow Up to Be

Karen Kingsbury author Valeria Docampo illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Zondervan

Published:11th Mar '14

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Whatever You Grow Up to Be cover

“Ten little toes right from the start

Make footprints on your mommy’s heart!”

The timeless journey of a mother and son is poignantly captured in the story of a boy’s growth from childhood to fatherhood. From birth to football games to college graduation, a mother reminds her son that life is filled with possibilities and that God has a plan for him—whatever he grows up to be!

A mother rejoices in her new baby son and wonders, at each stage of his childhood, what God has in store. Prince? Fireman? Football player? Musician? Whatever You Grow Up to Be by renowned Christian author Karen Kingsbury is a picture book about trusting in God’s plan. Told in gentle rhyming verse and punctuated by scripture, Whatever You Grow Up to Be captures the wonder and faith of parents as they watch their child grow into manhood. The message in the uplifting narrative is reassuringly simple: that God has a path for our lives. Cheerful kid-appealing illustrations by Valeria Docampo show a baby boy passing through familiar milestones on his way to becoming a father himself. Footprints used in many of the scenes cleverly evoke an ongoing journey. Whatever You Grow Up to Be would make a calming bedtime read-aloud or a sweet gift for new parents. Biblical quotes are taken from the New International Version. Nina Ditmar, CLJ * Christian Library Journal *

  • Commended for Christian Retailing's Best (Children's Fiction) 2015

ISBN: 9780310716464

Dimensions: 287mm x 225mm x 13mm

Weight: 394g

32 pages

Revised edition