When I Grow Up

De: Al Yankovic

Narrado por: Al Yankovic

Grammy Award winner and pop culture icon “Weird Al” Yankovic brings his trademark wit, wordplay, and silliness to a story that explores the timeless question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Funny and charming, this is a celebration of creativity and possibility.

An Amazon Best Book of the Month! ""The farce and parody make this a rare book with appeal to both kids and adults"" (Booklist).

It’s Show-and-Tell time in Mrs. Krupp’s class, and Billy just can’t wait for his turn! Today the class is discussing what they want to be when they grow up, and our exuberant eight-year-old hero is bursting to tell everyone about his future career plans.

In dazzling wordplay and delicious rhymes, Billy regales his patient teacher and amazed classmates with tales of the variety of careers he wants to pursue—each more outlandish and wildly imaginative than the last!

Weird Al Yankovich....

...all i can say about how well read, is it's done by Weird Al, that's enough said!

A wacky little story with TONS of energy

'Weird Al' Yankovic is an entertaining fellow, and his performance in reading his story is worth the price regardless of the content. The story itself is pretty good too, though not one I would have made much note of if it wasn't for the name on the cover. My 8-year-old thought it was hilarious. Probably a bit too rowdy for bedtime, however. :)

Weird Al poetry

This is a Weird Al picture book, but it does well as audio, because the prose is quite silly. I can imagine myself reading the physical copy aloud with lots of gusto, but Weird Al does it best.

Hilarious !

Wonderful story, great rhymes, and plenty of wacky fun...my kids love this and request it over and over! Weird Al;s narration is a treat, and my kids love the wild job ideas he comes up with in this charming tale.

Loved it!

This is one of the best children's books I've read and the audiobook is excellent! I love Weird Al's narration bringing this little boy and his imagination to life! A story anyone young and old can read and relate to and find humour in.

Weird Al at His Best

What made the experience of listening to When I Grow Up the most enjoyable?

I loved listening to Weird Al read this story. The character came alive as Al acted out what he does with his voice. This is a great story to listen to and adds another talent that Al is great at.

What was one of the most memorable moments of When I Grow Up?

When the character goes lists how many jobs he wants to do.

What does Al Yankovic bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He becomes the character. You can actually visualize what he is doing as he describes his many job asperations.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely!

Any additional comments?

I love this book. I want to get the book to go along with the audio recording. This is a great way to present books to non or struggling readers.