Kalman's highly original artistic and literary perspectives distinguish a picture book about people at work. A traveling salesman, composer, doorman, artist, short-order cook and a fire-fighter are just a few of the occupations described. Each of them are connected by a child-narrator's voice as she talks about the various workers she encounters in her neighborhood. Her witty stream-of-consciousness description reveals as much about herself, her family and her neighborhood as it does about the world of work. (Ages 4-8)

"What are you going to be when you grow up?" Here's an exploration of this age-old question as only the creator of Max in Hollywood, Baby could do it. A dazzling series of linked portraits deftly draws us into a colorful, fantastical world full of people engaged in assorted occupations. Full-color illustrations.