She can see me leading people, and because I love music. I wonder what that’s called? I wonder if any of the ladies in the book can do these things? Mommy says I might be a music conductor. Marian: When I grow up, I want to be able to reach everything, and turn on the TV when I want, and have my own phone. There are woofs to pet and rocks to collect and dirt to play with! Outside is the best. What do you think you’ll be when you grow up? Does your mummy ever talk to you about that? I want to do something where I can be outside a lot. Tilly: Mummy sometimes says she wonders what I’ll be when I grow up. Daddy and Tilly reading Dream Big Little One. And you know what? I have a keyboard like Nina Simone’s (except gray and not black, but Mommy says the keys are the same), and I play it just like she does, and sometimes I even sing. I have no hair, so I hope having hair isn’t a prerequisite for any of these. I have a book called I Want to be an Astronaut, and the girl astronaut has skin that’s almost the same color as mine, and blonde hair. What do you reckon? Do you need to have dark skin to do all those things? My hair is the same colour as them though. All the women in the book have skin darker than mine, so maybe I can’t do all the things they can. Tilly: This book shows lots of different women all doing different things. Welcome to another baby book club! Today we are discussing Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison, which is the board book version of her book Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History.
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