ABC for Me: ABC What Can I Be?: YOU can be anything YOU want to be, from A to Z

Sugar Snap Studio · Jessie Ford

Sept 2020 · Walter Foster Jr

About this eBook

From an early age, kids get messages of what they can and cannot do. ABC What Can I Be? presents a whole alphabet full of things children can do when they grow up.

Ratings and reviews

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. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

I really liked this little alphabet board book. I enjoyed that it was a career alphabet book that included more unusual career options. I liked that it included arts careers, highly trained careers, as well as careers in trade. I also liked that there was so much diversity in the people represented on the page. Overall, one of the better alphabet books that I've read!

About the author

Sugar Snap Studio is led by Jessie Ford, an English illustrator whose colorful view of the world has been brightening people’s lives for the last decade. Her graphic shapes, bold color palette, hand-drawn typography, and textured layers create a handmade effect that has been commissioned by clients such as Harry N. Abrams, Rodale Kids, Volkswagen, Samsonite, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Unilever, and Westin Hotels. Her books include ABC: What Can She Be?, ABC: What Can He Be?, ABC: What Can I Be?, ABC for Me: ABC Everyday Heroes Like Me, and ABC for Me: ABC Let’s Celebrate You & Me.

Jessie Ford is the illustrator behind Sugar Snap Studio. She lives on the south coast in Hove, England. Visit her online at sugarsnapstudio.co.uk.