We dedicate this book to everyone who inspires us... our families, our teachers, and all the authors that teach us about different jobs we can have when we grow up!

~Arnav, Brian, CJ, Colton, Deklen, Isabella, Jacob, Jonah, Juan, Karthikeya, Kathrine, Madison, Miguel, Mishika, Nirajit, Sophia, and Tino

My name is Brian and I am 7 years old . I want to be a photographer when I grow up because I think it will be fun and I also want to travel to new places like Antarctica. Teachers could use my photos to teach kids what animals look like. I will make $3000 a year doing this job and I will use that money to buy a mansion because I will want a big party when I take 100 photos because 100 is a big number. I will be good at this job because I know everything about a camera. 

My name is Mishika. I want to be an artist when I grow up because my art classes taught me that it's fun to make art.  Being an artist will be helpful to others because they will buy my artwork to put in their house. When I started to make art I did not think I was going to be good but then I made a puppy and traced it with a marker. When I was done I colored the puppy with real colors. I used yellow and a little bit of black. When it was done it looked so nice. I loved it!  I will make $50,000 a year doing this job. I will use my money on a new car.

My name is Nirajit. I want to be an author that writes nursery rhymes, because I think they are funny. Also, the music is relaxing. My favorite nursery rhyme is "Hey, Diddle Diddle." It's so funny when the dish runs away from the spoon and the cow jumps over the moon! A cow never actually jumps that high. I will make ten dollars a year doing this job. I will buy books with my money, but only if they cost five dollars. I think I will be excellent at this job because I have a good imagination.

My name is Colton and I am 7 years old.  I want to be a police officer when I grow up because I can protect the town.  I can arrest robbers and people that break into stores.  Also, I can pull over people that speed.  I will make 30 dollars a day as a police officer.  I will buy a big house in New York City with my money.  I would be a great police officer. I see how other police officers work, so I know what to do. I can't wait to be a police officer!     

My name is Karthikeya. I would love to be a doctor because I want to help people.  From last year lots of people died and got infected from Covid 19 and there are people still suffering. Only doctors can heal them. Many doctors worked so hard to make people healthy. I want to be a doctor so I can treat people in such times and make people healthy.

My name is Sophia and I am 6 years old. I want to be a teacher when I grow up. It seems like so much fun.  I think it would be exciting to meet new kids every year. When my class goes to a new grade, I will invite them to a Google Meet so I can still talk to them. I will make $9,000 a year to buy a beautiful house in Florida where the hurricanes aren't so bad. I'll probably teach 3rd grade or 4th grade and make the kids have fun by giving them fun math facts and word searches. I hope my class has a great time doing science so they will think they can be a science teacher when they grow up!

My name is Tino and I am 6 years old. I want to be a vet when I grow up because I want to meet new kinds of animals like a cat, a turtle, or a rabbit. If a turtle has a cracked shell I will wrap it up with a bandage.  I will make 50 bucks a day. With my money I want to buy a light blue Bugatti. I'll drive it to Florida so I can see palm trees. There are no palm trees in New Jersey. I think I will be a GREAT vet because I am not afraid of blood and I might see an animal's bones, too!

Hi, My name is Juan. I want to be a police officer when I grow up because police officers help people. I will drive a police car with flashing lights. This job will pay me five dollars a day. I hope to buy Roblox games and a T-Rex dinosaur toy. I will also move to New York and live in a house. I can't wait to be a police officer!

When I grow up I want to be a dentist because I know how much money I would make. $67,000 per year. I would save to get a Lamborghini so I can get places quickly, like to my office so I'm not late. I think I'll name it Kids Dentistry. The one thing I like about being a Dentist is that they don't work for anyone else. Everyone works for me, and I can make sure that they do their job correctly. Also, I can take being in school for 2 years. It would take 2 years of college.

By Arnav

My name is Jonah and I want to be  an astronaut because you have to be good at math and I am. You also need to be smart. That job can be helpful by teaching people about the universe. For example, astronauts taught people that the Sun is a star at the center of our solar system and if a person gets too close to it they would't survive. I will also make a lot of money. With all the money I will make, I will donate food to people that need it so no one is hungry. I will be good at this job because you need to be good at engineering and I like to figure out how things work.

Hi I'm Isabella. When I grow up I want to be a horse rider, because I like horses. Horses are a beautiful animal. They are so kind and gentle. I could teach people to ride horses and help them to be more confident. I would make 100,000 dollars a year. With this money I would like to buy my own farm to create a horse riding school. I will be the best at this job because I will practice and learn everyday.  

                                                                                By Isabella