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Michele Fry - Author
CC BY 4.0Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Michele Fry. Illustrator: Simóne van der Spuy. Designer: Jennifer Jacobs. Editor: Zanri Kritzinger.
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Original Book on Book Dash: When I grow up (opens in a new tab)This is a career-imagination book rather than a plot about achieving one particular ambition: the girl considers several occupations and says she can choose whatever she wants.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The ending presents having a choice among possible ambitions positively.
Talk about: Which possibilities appeal to you, and might your ideas change?
The changing jobs offer a natural way to talk about what different kinds of work involve, and about which possibilities interest your child most.
The jobs are introduced as brief, appealing possibilities, not explored in depth. A child may want to ask what the work is really like or suggest careers beyond those pictured.
Which of the jobs would you like to learn more about, and what other work can you imagine doing when you grow up?
Pause at each illustrated job and invite your child to name what they notice. At the end, let them choose, combine or invent an ambition without needing to settle on one.
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Complete story and illustrations · ISBN 9781928318477
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Choosing a future
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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