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wordnerd153's review
3.0
This would be a great book to use at school at the start of a lesson or unit on careers. Some very funny job descriptions/requirement.
middle_name_joy's review
4.0
If only getting a job were really as easy as the super-ballerina-soccer-mermaid-fairy-princess makes it out to be in Sally Lloyd-Jones’ and Sue Heap’s How to Get a Job by Me the Boss. Never have I read a how-to manual with such pazazz. It is not only a step-by-step guide to picking the right job (you cannot be a spy if you “just sit there and everyone can see you”), creating a resume, nailing the interview, and being on your best behaviour through it all; it is also illustrated to full adorable effect, the lovable little brother in particular.
Naturally, the “If you are a Teacher” section appealed to me most. According to The Boss, my duties will include making all my students come to “school and behave.” I will need to get me some teacher shoes, a big red pencil, and invisible eyes in the back of my head. As a teacher, I can also announce statements like, “Listen up! I’m the teacher! And I know EVERYTHING!” And I will give out “hard homework” and bathroom procedures (“Toilet paper goes IN the toilet!”). So much for me to look forward to.
Naturally, the “If you are a Teacher” section appealed to me most. According to The Boss, my duties will include making all my students come to “school and behave.” I will need to get me some teacher shoes, a big red pencil, and invisible eyes in the back of my head. As a teacher, I can also announce statements like, “Listen up! I’m the teacher! And I know EVERYTHING!” And I will give out “hard homework” and bathroom procedures (“Toilet paper goes IN the toilet!”). So much for me to look forward to.
emmaearlene's review
5.0
" Some jobs are very BIG. Like President of the WORLD.
Some jobs are very small. Like Balloon Holder. (Except sometimes your balloon can pop and then you are Unemployed, which means now you don't have a job."
Such a cute book!! I loved this one, just as I love all the others in the "How To" series. Filled with cute humor and fun illustrations. Anyone want to know how to find the perfect job? This is your guide!
Some jobs are very small. Like Balloon Holder. (Except sometimes your balloon can pop and then you are Unemployed, which means now you don't have a job."
Such a cute book!! I loved this one, just as I love all the others in the "How To" series. Filled with cute humor and fun illustrations. Anyone want to know how to find the perfect job? This is your guide!
beecheralyson's review
4.0
I couldn't help but laugh out loud when reading this one. I started reading parts of it to a friend who was in the room. An interesting perspective on how to get a job from the eyes of a child as told to her baby brother. Loved the part where in the interview she reminds him "You shouldn't EVER bite the Boss when he is talking to you. Or sit in his lap. Or fall asleep." Young children will enjoy this a lot and parents will get a kick out of it as well.
leaflibrary's review
4.0
"Here's what isn't a job: sitting in your chair eating cookies."
I'm crushed.
I'm crushed.
oneoflifeslollopers's review
5.0
This picture book is the perfect example of what picture books are so incredibly awesome - a fact I think we grown ups sometimes forget, especially if we don't have kids to read to in order to remind us.
In the same way that Toy Story is also geared for adults, this book is full of plenty of humour for the growed ups narrating this story as well as plenty of fun for kids.
What really struck me was how great a job Sally Lloyd-Jones did of capturing a child's view of the world and presenting it. The girl's concept of the grown up world was fantastic and touching at the same time. The sense of joy, the wonder, the excitement about the possibilities of adult life was so powerful and motivating.
This book reminded me of the joy to be found in picture books, of the FUN that can be had. I think sometimes as much as we love books, we can all take the book world for granted. We can also forget how fun being a grown up can be, bogged down as we are by mortgages, horrible co-workers and endless deadlines. But remember back to when you were a kid, and you imagined that being a firefighter was going to be the best thing in the world. Or that you'd be inspiring a new generation of children as a teacher. Or wearing a powersuit to work everyday. How you thought you would change the world.
Sometimes, as much as a normally dislike children, I need them to remind me what's good in life, what exciting possibilities are out there if you try hard enough, that every day there is something new to see and do. I wish the kids in my storytime sessions were old enough to get this book, I would read it to them every week.
Did you want to be a magician? First you have to find someone you can cut in half who won't mind. Then you call them "My Lovely Assistant" and do Friendly Smiling at them so they won't run away."
Lloyd-Jones often uses capitals to emphasise terms the child has picked up - "Friendly Smiling, Friendly, Get Hired," and it really highlights that this is the grown up world from a child's perspective and what they think being a grown up means.
For example, if you wanted to be a Doctor: you need to get a White Coat and some Patients. Next you go around with a big needle saying things like "I'm afraid it's GANGRENE-CHICKEN-SCARLET-MUMPY-POX!"...Then you write a Prescription (which is how to get better) like "The only cure is M&Ms!" And then you put Band Aids on and they feel better.
If you always dreamed of being a Mummy or Daddy, first you get some children. You MUST be good at changing diapers and not throw up.
...And you must also be good at liking your children more than other people like them.
In the same way that Toy Story is also geared for adults, this book is full of plenty of humour for the growed ups narrating this story as well as plenty of fun for kids.
What really struck me was how great a job Sally Lloyd-Jones did of capturing a child's view of the world and presenting it. The girl's concept of the grown up world was fantastic and touching at the same time. The sense of joy, the wonder, the excitement about the possibilities of adult life was so powerful and motivating.
This book reminded me of the joy to be found in picture books, of the FUN that can be had. I think sometimes as much as we love books, we can all take the book world for granted. We can also forget how fun being a grown up can be, bogged down as we are by mortgages, horrible co-workers and endless deadlines. But remember back to when you were a kid, and you imagined that being a firefighter was going to be the best thing in the world. Or that you'd be inspiring a new generation of children as a teacher. Or wearing a powersuit to work everyday. How you thought you would change the world.
Sometimes, as much as a normally dislike children, I need them to remind me what's good in life, what exciting possibilities are out there if you try hard enough, that every day there is something new to see and do. I wish the kids in my storytime sessions were old enough to get this book, I would read it to them every week.
Did you want to be a magician? First you have to find someone you can cut in half who won't mind. Then you call them "My Lovely Assistant" and do Friendly Smiling at them so they won't run away."
Lloyd-Jones often uses capitals to emphasise terms the child has picked up - "Friendly Smiling, Friendly, Get Hired," and it really highlights that this is the grown up world from a child's perspective and what they think being a grown up means.
For example, if you wanted to be a Doctor: you need to get a White Coat and some Patients. Next you go around with a big needle saying things like "I'm afraid it's GANGRENE-CHICKEN-SCARLET-MUMPY-POX!"...Then you write a Prescription (which is how to get better) like "The only cure is M&Ms!" And then you put Band Aids on and they feel better.
If you always dreamed of being a Mummy or Daddy, first you get some children. You MUST be good at changing diapers and not throw up.
...And you must also be good at liking your children more than other people like them.
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