Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals.
An eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement park, and even the very picture book that you are reading. An architect may dream up the plans for a house, but someone has to actually work the saws and pound the nails. This book is a thank-you to the skilled women and men who work tirelessly to see dreams brought to life.
About Lisa Wheeler
Lisa Wheeler grew up in a family of steel workers and welders. She is the author of many books including the past Ladybug nominees Ugly Pie (2011) and One Dark Night (2004). She lives near Detroit, Michigan. Her website is https://www.lisawheelerbooks.com/
About Loren Long
Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Otis picture books, the first of which was nominated for the Ladybug Picture Book Award in 2010. He has also illustrated several other previous Ladybug nominees, including the 2022 nominee Change Sings. The Otis series has been developed as an animated television series, Get Rolling With Otis, on Apple TV, which Long executive produced. Learn more at https://lorenlong.com/#about
Activities & Links
- A reading of the book from the Cincinnati Museum Center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5rcpgEiiuo
- A book talk from Read Across America: https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america/find-your-book/someone-builds-dream
- Build Your Future is an organization that promotes the building trades and their website includes resources for educators at https://byf.org/all-resources/classroom-materials/. They also have an interesting blog post about toys and the building trades: https://byf.org/choosing-a-career-based-on-your-favorite-toys-as-a-kid/
- Reading Rockets put together a list of activities and resources on builders and building at https://www.startwithabook.org/summer-reading-learning/builders-and-buildings (including links to websites for kids on this topic).
- If you want more books written in verse there are lots of choices among past Ladybug nominees including: The Cow Loves Cookies; Creaky Old House; Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg; and All the World.
- Check out the other 2022 Ladybug Longlist titles related to jobs at https://nhbookcenter.blogspot.com/2022/02/ladybug-longlist-jobs.html
- The blog With Love Becca posted a list of inspiring children's books about careers which you might consider: https://www.withlovebecca.com/career-books-for-kids/
- If you want another book about building consider If I Built a House by Chris Van Dusen which is one of the books on the Fatherly blog's 9 books for kids about architects (at https://www.fatherly.com/play/9-books-that-will-inspire-your-kid-to-dream-design-and-build-like-an-architect)
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