Book Review : 'Who Will I Be?' by Ann Thomas and Illustration by Sumoli Dutta

Read up, ‘Who Will I Be?’ a book by Ann Thomas and with illustrations by Sumoli Dutta, which seemed so delightful at the first go. I remember when I first saw this book. It was all pictures, and a little text to go with it all. I remember how much I liked the whole concept of a book like that.

There are boys and a girl on a swing watching the two of them. An exciting looking garden too… Then you spot another little boy, hosing the garden and another boy having a chat with a little snail. So, basically you notice all the little ones getting all eager. Taking you on this journey is Ann with her sons…

The author mentions, Yehoshua and Zachary who obviously were the ones behind her, with so many questions that she thought that she would try to put it all in this book!

The book captures these little kids in all sorts of clothes to depict them in the various roles they could take up. There is a child in the garden, with little animals, looking at a snail, or even a cow, or a girl stitching, there are kids in lawyer or business like outfits.

One could be anything he wanted to be; he could be an astronaut, or poet, or even an author, or musician… Or perhaps a pilot or even a zoo keeper!!

It is all in the brain - if one can think or dream it - you can be it!

You could also check out Ann's wonderful website, http://mommysuitup.org/