When I Grow Up (Audio)
by:
Al Yankovic (author)
Wes Hargis (author)
ISBN:
9780062078407 (0062078402)
Publish date: February 1st 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
This book would be great for 3rd grade. It could be used in teaching cause and effect.
Written by Al Yankovic Illustrated by Wes Hargis Billy, a student in Mrs.Krupp's class, is very excited to share what he wants to be when he grows up during the class's show and tell time. He begins by claiming to want to be the world's best chef, and stops Mrs. Krupp when she wrongly thinks he is...
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...
Not sure if Weird Al is trying to channel Dr. Seuss or Shel Silverstein in this one, but he falls far short of emulating either.