How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss (How To Series) [Hardcover]

Sally Lloyd-Jones (Author), Sue Heap (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2011 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: How To Series

The know-it-all narrator from the New York Times Bestselling How to Be a Baby is back with the third book in the series. This time, she knows all about how to get a job, and she walks readers through the whole process: from deciding what you want to be all the way to acing the interview (tip: don't bring your pet gerbils). This book is sure to be a hit with kids who love to play pretend and dream about what they're going to be when they grow up.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Midwest Book Review, July 22, 2011

"A fine pick for any picturebook collection." 

Publishers Weekly, June 27, 2011:
"Heap's acrylic, paint, and crayon illustrations are as energetic and quirky as the Boss herself, whose charmingly askew perspective includes some genuine advice--and remains as funny as ever."

School Library Journal, August 2011:
"The illustrations are perfectly rendered in childlike acrylic paint and crayons and show the fun details of imaginative play on a rainy day. Fans of the previous titles will not be disappointed."

Zero to Eight (blog):
"The fun is in the details, and you're going to want to read this one carefully for full effect! The book is creative, imaginative, silly, and delightful...I'm happy to recommend."

MitchellRepublic.com:
"Packed with fun"

Home With The Boys (blog):
"I can’t remember the last time our family laughed so hard reading a book."

Spot to Read (blog):
"This is another great fun to read and see book in the authors' series of "How To" guides. A must for any want-a-be boss or lemonade stand owner. The pictures are bright and detailed and it is full of silliness making this book stand out as a favorite!"

From the Author

I wrote this book because it's what my sisters and me did as children. 

We adored playing pretend jobs. I loved being a doctor and carrying a black bag and giving everyone injections (aka vaccinations). And when I grew up I wanted to be either:

• an actress-vet-doctor-writer
• or a horse (I galloped all over the forest making snorting sounds. oh dear.)

One of my sisters loved being a teacher--and putting us all in rows and making us "behave" and giving us homework and marking us. (She grew up to be a teacher--a brilliant wonderful one!)

This book gets children laughing and chatting about what they want to be when they grow up.

It's also a surprise hit with recent graduates who are needing some tips about the job-search and-- most important of all--need a bit of light relief given this job market...

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (May 10, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375866647
• ISBN-13: 978-0375866647
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sally Lloyd-Jones is a Brit who came to the US in 1989 "just for a year." She's still here.

Born in Kampala, Uganda, raised in East, and West Africa and at a boarding school in the New Forest, the first book she ever remembers reading all the way through was THE COMPLETE NONSENSE by Edward Lear. Things have not been the same since.

She lives in Manhattan and enjoys dividing her time between the front half of her apartment and the back.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Boss knows!, June 20, 2011

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Natalia - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss (How To Series) (Hardcover)

The Boss is ready to give us some well thought out advice on how to get a job. OK, so the Boss might not even be out of first grade yet, but she definitely knows what she's talking about. She knows the definition of a job, "A Job is so you can have something to do and get money for your family. And sometimes a Job is so you can get all dressed up and wear your new shoes to work." She knows what isn't a Job: "Sitting in you chair eating cookies (school is a sort of job because you do homework. Except they don't pay you ANY MONEY.)" She also has plenty of hilarious advice as to the jobs you could have when you grow up: a Super-Ballerina-Soccer-Mermaid-Fairy Princess, a Cowboy or Explorer and even a Penguin "but that's just silly." "Except you shouldn't be a Robber. It's not allowed." The most important advice the Boss has though, is to do something that you love and "something you're GOOD at or no one will want you to do it for them."

If I tried to describe all the parts I liked of How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss, this will be a very long blog entry. My favorite, and I know I'm being bias here, is the Boss's description of the job of a teacher:

If you are a Teacher,

first you need to find some kids

and make them all come to your School

and Behave.

[...]

Teachers MUST know all the answers

and how to be NOT BORING.

How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss is delightful, clever and funny. It's a great classroom read-aloud with great vocabulary and hilarious illustrations. I can't wait to check out the other books in this series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Picture Book for the Whole Family, September 25, 2011

By 

Kristen Stewart (Midtown Memphis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss (How To Series) (Hardcover)

The third in a series of fun books narrated by a know-it-all little girl, How to Get a Job... by Me, the Boss is child's eye view on the process of employment. From brainstorming about what you'd like to be to the practical steps to get there, it's all covered in this volume. Both my seven-year-old and five-year-old really enjoyed it. We have read the other books in the series, so they were familiar with the concept, lots of insight wrapped in wit and child-like goofiness.

The girls comprehended enough to laugh at all the right places and to ask good questions. However, the ground covered was more complex than How to Be a Baby . . . by Me, the Big Sister (How To Series) and How to Get Married ... by Me, the Bride (How To Series) so I am not sure it will be as easily comprehended by preschoolers as those are, but now my kids know about resumes!

Both my girls are very interested in art, and they loved Sue Heap's illustrations. My eldest spent a while studying to try to decide what mediums she used (Publisher's Weekly says crayon and acrylic paint.) Of course, this is great fodder for talking about what kids want to be when they grow up, and the steps it will take to get there. Sally Lloyd-Jones is a great storyteller, and we are all glad when we share her gifts together. We've read this several times already and I'm sure we will continue to enjoy it for many years to come.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Because we've all been the boss, June 23, 2011

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A P (New York , NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss (How To Series) (Hardcover)

I gave How to Get a Job to two of my friends as graduation presents, and they loved it. At some point, every kid wants to be the boss. Sally Lloyd-Jones captures the know-it-all, six-year-old we've all been, the crazy career aspirations we've all had, and the playroom good times we all miss. Great for kids and adults.