When I Grow Up

A young girl stands and holds a sunflower. Her dog sits in the corner.

What do I want to be when I grow up?

The girl wears ballet clothes and practises her dance steps.

When I grow up, I want to be a dancer and dance on a stage.

The girl wears yellow gumboots and holds a fireman's hose. Her dog stands next to her.

When I grow up, I want to be a firefighter and put out big fires.

The girl wears a nurse's cap. She holds up her teddy and presses a stethoscope up to its heart.

When I grow up, I want to be a nurse and make sick people better.

The girl plays a guitar.

When I grow up, I want to be a musician and play in a band.

The girl holds out a spanner. There is a toy car in the corner.

When I grow up, I want to be a mechanic and fix cars and tractors.

The girl writes the alphabet on a chalkboard.

When I grow up, I want to be a teacher and teach children to read and write.

The girl wears soccer boots and socks and kicks a soccer ball.

When I grow up, I want to be a soccer player and score the winning goal.

The girl wears a space suit. The moon is behind her.

When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut and fly to the moon.

The girl wears a chef's hat and licks her fingers. There is a pile of biscuits in the corner.

When I grow up, I want to be a chef and make food for my family and friends.

The girl holds her sunflower and dreams of being a ballet dancer, an astronaut and a teacher.

When I grow up, I can choose whatever I want to be!

A collage of ballet shoes, biscuits, a chalkboard, a toy car, a guitar, a fireman's hat, a teddy, a soccer ball and the moon.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

When I Grow Up

Created by Simóne van der Spuy, Michele Fry, Jennifer Jacobs

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