I appreciated, however, that this was not about how these people died but how they lived. In one case a multi-generational tale of a family with eight daughters, in another someone writing letters to be admitted to the United States, in still another a folk singer. Much of what they recount is ordinary teenage stuff along with some of the clash of modernity vs. tradition. In this way it both recreates a lost world and also shows how similar that world is to our own.

It has a deliciously bouncy cadence that deserves extra points for cramming in the words "hydraulic torque wrench calibrator" and subversively rhyming "hedge-fund investor" with "pit-sniffing deodorant tester". I have loved working on developing the original story and providing more opportunity for the next generation to engage with our industry! When I Grow Up – What do you want to be when you grow up? Some children know, some parents wish they did, but it’s always nice to read about all our options! A short book to inspire dreams of growing up and what one might be. Language and length also suitable for new readers. Another great Creative Commons book from BookDash When I Grow Up is the magical new picture book, inspired by Tim’s much loved hit song from the multi-award-winning Matilda The Musical. It imagines life from a child’s viewpoint, with all the humour and poignancy of the song. On the plus side, with this book I complete one of my many projects for the year. In this case it's reading all the books on NPR's "Books We Love 2021: Favorite Comics and Graphic Novels" list.The book is beautifully illustrated by Steve Antony, an internationally published, award-winning author and illustrator of many picture books, including the Mr Panda series. After writing this I saw a review on LibraryThing that highlights that Krimstein seems to have changed the spirit of these letters. It worth noting. This book made me tear up, so much. I think maybe I've been particularly emotional lately because I have been tearing up a lot while reading, an out of the ordinary occurrence for me. Like any responsible business, we at Faithful+Gould understand we have a moral obligation in improving real lives and playing a part in creating resilient, aspirational communities. It is therefore vital that businesses such as ours continue to work with the world of education, and together continue to empower and support future generations to build a legacy for themselves and those around them”

When I Grow Up is too thoughtful to lean on gathering shadows or premonitions. Instead, Krimstein focuses on the kids and their joys, their ordinariness, their hassles at school, relationships with Judaism, first romances, going to movies, dances … but what comes across is not threat or fear so much as promise and possibilities … each story drawn with a wistful impermanence that recalls Jules Feiffer. www.whenigrowupbook.co.uk #childrensbook #stem #constructionindustry #illustration #bookdesign #socialvalue #national #uk #kidsbooks #construction It would have been nice to see more of the types of careers kids want to be when they grow up, since a lot of kids tend to say they want to be firefighters or teachers or gymnasts, for example. These are all also the thoughts of children, so even a slight focus on each of these ideas, from the same perspective of being a child and how childhood injects more fun into careers, would have been nice. However, the premise of 'When I Grow Up' will resonate with readers young and old, increasing nostalgia for one's youth and capturing the minds of those still in that age range. It is true that some of the words may be a little advanced for small children, it is refreshing to see someone who generally trusts his audience (and plus it gives the adults like me, who don't have any kids, a reason to buy and read the book). It is not dumbed-down. This would offer a great time for parents to teach their kids some vocabulary. For us this partnership is mutually beneficial, supporting our recruitment strategy by helping to inspire and motivate our future workforce, thus ensuring our next generation of talent will enable us to deliver on our purpose of engineering a better future for our planet and its people.”The nature and the desirability of adulthood is not a straightforward matter in an age in which it is quite possible to spin out childhood to the end of one’s days. Is this good for society? Is it good for the individual? These are non-trivial questions and the answer has to be, as in so many matters: it depends. I feel Sarner is right to believe that there is such a being as a mature adult with a well-preserved and nourishing inner child, rare as this ideal may be. But her book suggests that as a society we are bad at producing these – and that there are too many stranded unhappily in the outreaches of childhood, unable to find any new and sustaining ground. Poignant … Ken Krimstein's latest book sketches a powerful portrait of Eastern European Jewish youths, full of angst and optimism, on the eve of the Holocaust … Yearning is, in fact, the collection's dominant emotion. Looking forward to it being out there in the wild later next week and the big plans I have for it! 🚀 I don't want to overstate the dark aspect, the shadow that hangs over it. The artwork is very good and presents the stories with humor and compassion. And the recovery and, hopefully, presentation of more of these autobiographies can only do more good than bad. But good isn't always painless. Sharing the human loss, putting human faces to the numbers, keeps the Holocaust from becoming some abstract chapter in history. Real lives, real futures were cut short or profoundly altered and we need to remember both for their sake and for our future sake, we have to remember what can happen when hatred and prejudice becomes institutionalized and government sanctioned. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to Rich Smith and Sarah Brammer for sending over the brilliant When I Grow Up book called "The Big Build".

Readers will recognize themselves in these stories—some of the content is very specific to time, place, and culture, but much of it is universal to the young person’s experience—hopes and dreams for the future, struggles with school and parents, crushes, attempts to forge an identity, friendships made and broken. From the prize-winning author of The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt, a stunning graphic narrative of newly discovered stories from Jewish teens on the cusp of WWII. Having an ear and passion for music, she played the mandolin, sang, and dreamt of enrolling in the Music Conservatory until at 19 years old, her hopes were dashed and her music became mournful. Her family was in turmoil having been torn apart by drinking, abandonment, divorce, theft, and imprisonment. The Boy Who Liked a Girl — a 20-year-old boy is tor­ment­ed by the con­flict between his roman­tic feel­ings and his spir­i­tu­al aspi­ra­tions, and by the irrec­on­cil­able dif­fer­ences between sec­u­lar and reli­gious Jews Moya Sarner has written a book about growing up which also happens to be a book about being alive: about managing pain and loss, about uncertainty and change, about humility and courage, about finding meaning and acceptance. She is asking all the right questions, in our uncertain times, and her search for answers is inspiring.The fact that this book exists is a miracle, and the stories that are contained within it are magical, and I encourage you to read it for yourself. It's the best way to find out both. When I Grow Up and Faithful+Gould are delighted to announce a new partnership for 2023 which will see a collaborative approach in helping the social value initiative reach as many children as possible. The Letter-Writer — a glimpse into the Yid­dish press, as well as the Kafkaesque ordeal of a 20-year-old Jew fight­ing Amer­i­can legal restric­tions against immi­gra­tion In When I Grow Up , Krimstein shows us the stories of these six young men and women in riveting, almost cinematic narratives, full of humor, yearning, ambition, and all the angst of the teenage years. It’s as if half a dozen new Anne Frank stories have suddenly come to light, framed by the dramatic story of the documents’ rediscovery.