Books with title I Want to Be a Pig

For the child who says, "I want to be a pilot when I grow up!" And for any child who wants a gentle behind-the-scenes look at being a pilot. This I Can Read book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 5 to 7 who are ready to read independently. It’s a fun way to keep your child engaged and as a supplement for activity books for children.Pilots fly airplanes! Did you know that there are many different kinds of pilots? When Aunt Ro and I visit the Air Fair, I meet pilots who fly seaplanes, hot air balloons, cargo planes—and more!I Want to Be a Pilot is part of an I Can Read series that introduces young readers to important community helpers. This Level One I Can Read is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

I Want to Be a Pig is a delightful compilation of humorous and thoughtful juvenile poems with accompanying drawings. The book was inspired by the author's daughter, who at the age of three announced that she wanted to be a pig when she grew up because they were pink, her favorite color. The book has one hundred and sixteen pages with sixty three poems, many with drawings by the author.

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Tomorrow is Career Day at school, and Willow has to decide what she wants to be when she grows up . . . and it is not an easy decision! She loves art and science and cooking and photography. How will she ever be able to choose just one thing? When there are so many things you love to do, it is okay to say, “I want to be a lot!”

The I Want to Be... series gives young children a realistic insight into the working day of adults. Easy-to-read captions and color photographs of women and men from different cultures help children understand what's involved in each occupation. Young readers learn to respect the importance of doing a job well and appreciate the contributions these workers make to our life and the world around us. These books are perfect for reading alone or in group story times. They are certain to spark questions and encourage dialogue and prompt children to learn more about these occupations. I Want to Be a Builder shows the diversity of skills of the professionals who chose to make construction their career.

Meet a city girl with a big Wild West dream."I don't want to be a good girl-Good girls have no fun.I can't play quiet games indoors,I love the rain and sun.I don't want to be a girly girlWho likes to sit and chat.I just want to be a cowgirl, Daddy,What's so wrong with that?"From the window of a high-rise city apartment, a little girl imagines a very different view and dreams of a very different life, but does it have to be just a dream? The big city meets the wild Wild West in Jeanne Willis's lyrical text, accompanied by hilarious illustrations from Tony Ross.

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. What do you do if you love playing and watching the sport, but don't want to be a professional athlete? This book explores the action-packed career of a soccer referee. From how she prepares for a soccer game to the fast-paced decisions she must make during the game, a day in the life of a referee is filled with intensity and fun. The accessible language in the book makes it perfect for both emerging readers and young listeners. This book also features a picture glossary to help readers broaden their vocabulary.

This is a story for children from the ages of three to ten. It is about a little pig that is born somewhat different than any other. Besides not looking like the other pigs, he is made fun of because he does not like to do the things that all the other pigs enjoy doing. He is also smaller than the others and is shoved away from his food. Since he doesn’t like being a pig and doing the things pigs do, he tries to become friends with other animals on the farm. They all reject him, however. Finally he finds a friend and their bond becomes strong. Later, those that rejected him because they thought he was stupid change their mind. The little pig was not so dumb after all, but it is too late for the ones that mocked and teased him. In the end, the pigs that hogged all the food and those that thought they were so smart wish that they, too, were not a pig! When I was ten-years-old, I made a small pen out of several sheets of tin that are normally used for roofing a barn. I held the tin upright and in place by driving wooden stakes on either side. The pen was about twenty long by ten feet wide. In the corner, I laid a couple of sheets of tin on top so it would look like a shelter where pigs could go to get out of the weather. It took a long time for me to build it and when I finally had it finished I was proud of my accomplishment. As I stood there that day, I was wishing I had a pig to put inside. Without a pig in the pen, it didn’t mean much. Soon I myself got in the pen and pretended I was a pig. It was fun, but it wasn’t the same. About this time, my little brother, Bill, who was seven-years-old, came out to see what I had built. As we stood there, I was admiring my great work and thought, “I don’t have a real pig, but perhaps my little brother would pretend he was a pig just for adventure’s sake. Looking over at him as he stood peering into the empty pen, I said, “Get in and pretend you’re a pig. I want to see what my pen looks like with a pig in it.” Bill looked up at me with his big soulful eyes and timidly replied, “I don’t want to be a pig.” This disappointed me and caused me to become angry at him. I had worked so hard on my pen and he didn’t want to even get inside and see how great it was. It was built on the lawn so it had green grass inside. It wasn’t as if I had a mud puddle in it and wanted him to roll and root in the mud or to eat from a feeding trough. I just wanted him to crawl around and maybe grunt a few times to help me enjoy my wish of having a real pig in my new pen. Therefore, because he whined and refused to be a pig, I told him to go back in the house and stay with mommy. My little brothers had no imagination and never seemed to want to do anything adventurous. Recently, as my wife Lilly and I were walking one of our wooded trails, I was telling her about my brother Bill not wanting to pretend he was a pig when we were kids. She thought it was funny. Since that time we sometimes use that line, “I don’t want to be a pig!” Therefore, I decided it might make a good children’s story and that’s why I wrote this book.