Lloyd-Jones Sally - How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss

Text copyright 2011 by Sally Lloyd-Jones.
Cover art and interior illustrations copyright 2011 by Sue Heap.
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Lloyd-Jones, Sally. How to get a jobby me, the boss / and Sally Lloyd-Jones and Sue Heap. cm. c Summary: A young girl describes in detail how to decide on an interesting job and then tells exactly how to go about getting it. c Summary: A young girl describes in detail how to decide on an interesting job and then tells exactly how to go about getting it.

ISBN 978-0-375-86664-7 (trade) eISBN: 978-0-375-98877-6. [1. OccupationsFiction.] I. Heap, Sue. II. Title.

PZ7.L77878Ho 2011[E]dc22 2009050696
The illustrations were rendered in acrylic paint, crayons, and a 0.7-millimeter felt-tip pen. v3.1

I f you want to get a Job, first you need to know what exactly a Job is. 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. Some jobs are very BIG. Some jobs are very small. Some jobs are very small.

Like Balloon Holder. (Except sometimes your balloon can pop and then you are Unemployed, which means now you dont have a job.) Before you get a job, you need to decide what you want to be when you grow up. You could be a Cowboy or an Explorer or someone who drives a Big Red Car. Or even a Super-Ballerina-Soccer-Mermaid-Fairy Princess. (Like me.) Or actually ANYTHING you want! Except you shouldnt be a Robber. (Some people want to be a Penguin when they grow up. (Some people want to be a Penguin when they grow up.

But thats just silly.) A good job to get is something you love. For instance, if you like going on tiptoes best you could be a ballerina. Or if you like balls best, you could be a Soccer Player. Or if you love holding your breath, you could be a Scuba Diver. But it must be something youre GOOD at or no one will want you to do it for them. Or a Hairdresser if you dont know ANY good Hairstyles. Or a Spy if you dont know any good hiding places and you just sit there and everyone can see you. If you are a Magician first you have to find someone you can cut in half who wont mind. If you are a Magician first you have to find someone you can cut in half who wont mind.

Then you call them My Lovely Assistant and do Friendly Smiling at them so they wont run away. Next you get an Audience and shout, I will now pull a horse out of this bag, EVERYONE! And then you go, Wham! A horse! Bam! and a horse is there! If you are a Doctor, you need to get a White Coat and some Patients. Next you go around with a big needle saying things like Im afraid its GANGRENE-CHICKEN-SCARLET-MUMPY-POX! and We should operate IMMEDIATELY! and AMPUTATE! (which means CUT IT OFF!).