When I grow up, I can become...
- Pages: 66
- ISBN: 978-960-572-041-4
- Publication: 2014
- Category: Childrens' Books
...this book also achieves something else, equally fundamental to children’s development – it familiarises them with exploration and experimentation, the rejection (of an idea) and, of course, the reasoning behind a choice. The freedom given to every child to bypass established norms and engage in discussions about ‘I can’ rather than the absolute ‘I want’ is fundamental. ..
– bookworm...I want to tell you that this book is hilarious with its combinations, but it can also become a mini dream generator. Absolutely!
– Mama Mamadopoulou kidscloud.gr...A thoroughly subversive, thoroughly different book...
– Katerina Andrikopoulou elniplex.com...I played the game and, in trying to justify my answers, I came to the magical realisation that you can achieve anything, as long as you dream it. And there is plenty of material here for dreams...
– Liana Denezaki The Magical World of Children’s Books"...It gives you the chance not only to choose, but to play, to laugh, to wonder, to invent, but above all to realise that nothing is impossible, nothing is crazy, if you really want it!
– Zoe Koskinidou, Red Fox"...The book by Antonis Papatheodoulou and Myrto Delivoria is sure to provide you with endless hours of fun and laughter! It may not be an activity book – with games, puzzles, crosswords, etc. – but it does provide 15,625 different answers to the question: what will I be when I grow up?"
– Zoe Koskinidou, Red Fox...The illustrator, with witty, subtle humour and simplicity, effectively offers the child exactly the same tools with which they build imaginary worlds every day through their play, guiding them through familiar and accessible materials to explore the possibilities of new meanings without sensationalist coercion...
– Eleni Georgostathi...The little ones have a right good laugh. They find it so funny to see the words and concepts they know placed in a different context. To mix up the pages and invent the most original and bizarre professions. They laugh...
– Young and Old the blog"...This book is the first career guidance guide for my little explorer! He’s raring to experiment, test, try things out, and if he gets bored, start all over again on new adventures! His favourite author has once again managed to entertain him, even though he wasn’t there in person this time!”
– Mama's 'n' Papa's Blog"...As well as being creative and entertaining, it’s a playful way for young children (e.g. nursery school age) to associate words with pictures/objects, which is very helpful in developing logical-mathematical intelligence, reasoning and memory, as well as in becoming familiar with letters and words. A book we open every day, asking... ‘What else could I become?’."
– Happy Learning SeedsAntonis Papathodoulou
Antonis Papathodoulou was born in 1977 in Piraeus. He studied animation and Spanish literature. Since 1999, he has been writing and translating stories, songs and scripts for children, participating in initiatives for children’s books and children’s rights, and travelling extensively to meet groups of his readers in Greece and abroad. His books have twice been honoured with the State Prize, as well as awards from the Greek section of IBBY, the magazine Diavazo, Anagnostis and Public, as well as the Compostela International Prize, and have been included in the White Ravens lists of the International Youth Library in Munich. His stories have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Basque, Catalan, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Korean, English, French, Italian, Vietnamese and Japanese, and have been adapted for the theatre and puppet theatre. You can find out more about him and his books at: www.antonispapatheodoulou.com
Myrto Delivoria
Born in Athens in 1974. She has held three solo exhibitions in Athens and has taken part in seven group exhibitions. She works professionally as an illustrator. In 2006, she was awarded the Greek Children’s Book Circle Prize and the State Illustration Prize for the book *Stories for Children by Isaac Bashevis Singer* (published by Estia). In 2011, she was honoured with the EBGE Award and the Illustrated Children’s Book Award from the magazine Diavazo, and in 2012 with the State Award for Illustrated Children’s Books for the book "The City That Chased Away the War", by Antonis Papatheodoulou. Since 2008, Antonis Papatheodoulou and Eleni Katsama have been sharing the joy of exploring children’s literature in the online magazine "The Duckling in the Bathtub" (www. Papakistimpaniera.gr). Part of the magazine was published in the Free Press book magazine, BookPress.