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 from him, so I had to give this a try. What I discovered is a fun to read story about a boy who is asked the big question: What do you want to be when you grow up? He answers with a list of career options that vary from award winning chef to giraffe milker to hedge fund investor. Most kids will have no idea what most of these careers are -- but this school librarian sees this as a great opportunity to practice research skills and explore! Illustrations are as colorful and fun as the text. ( )

This plot story talks about Bill during show-and-tell time. Bill is very excited to talk about what he wants to do when he grows up. This book will show children that they can have big dreams and aspirations.
Ages: 3-6
Source: Amazon

Like the Seuss books, the rhymes here make this book a lot of fun to read. It has great rhythm and fun illustrations. ( )

A clever rhyming book about a young boy (Billy) telling his classmates what he might be when he grows up, written by the iconic "Weird Al" Yankovic. Many of his suggestions are not real jobs, but this is a kid;s book after all. Excellent illustrations by Wes Hargis and funny. Personally, I like Mike Reiss's "How Murray Saved Christmas" better in this rhyming sort of genre. ( )

Cute and fun

As might be expected from a musician the words in this story rolled off the tongue like a easy song. The contents are silly and sweet. My son says it is "super good! " The art is also nicely detailed and varied. ( )