I want to be an Astronaut: ... or a stuntman... or a spy... or a fighter pilot...

Description

What do I want to be when I grow up? I'm the adventurous type so I could be an astronaut...or a spy...or a stuntman. When I grow up, I can be anything I WANT TO BE! I Want to Be is a super fun series about kids' dream jobs, depicted exactly the way they imagine them to be. Whether they're adventuring around the world in a hot air balloon or playing games with deep sea creatures while exploring an old shipwreck, I Want to Be will delight little minds with all that's possible for their futures.

Ruby Brown is an experienced children's author, living in Sydney Australia with her two young children. To date, she has written 8 children's fiction titles for Hardie Grant Egmont's Chirpy Bird imprint, covering topics from birthdays and cuddles, to super heroes and astronauts. Ruby is busy working on a follow-up title to Cuddles for Mummy. Alisa is a freelance Illustrator/Designer currently living in Melbourne, Australia. So far Alisa's career has been pretty diverse. Previous to illustration she has worked in the animation, advertising and broadcast industries. She has absorbed a myriad of skills from these different areas such as conceptualising, character creation, art direction, film production, writing and designing and find they continue to inform almost every project. Alisa's portfolio shows a broad range of applications for her work including children's books, toys and educational resources, stationery, wall art and surface design. She loves working with a narrative, finding fresh ways to weave story and design and experimenting with new processes and ideas. Clients and Collaborations include: Chirpy Bird, Hardie Grant Egmont, Cengage Learning, Cure Our Kids, Project Numbat, Australian Organic Schools, Umbrella Prints, Flower Press, My Owl Barn.