Maria Dek - When I Am Big

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2016, helium / Actes Sud, Paris, France.
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Kevin C. When I am big, Im going to be really big, like big giant! I will ride a bicycle that has horns. When I am big, Im going to be really big, like big giant! I will ride a bicycle that has horns.

Toot toot! I will tie my shoes all by myself, and I will make knots with big bows. I will have hats for my adventures to the south, the north, the east, and the west. I will eat a cone with scoops of ice cream for lunch. I will put spoonfuls of sugar in my coffee. I will have different jobs, one for each day of the week. But my favorite job will be walking animals.

I will have of them, and I will teach them how to do tricks. I will jump over puddles. All of them at once! I will dash down ski slopes. I will play a trumpet with buttons. And I will be the loudest of our -member band! I will live in a tree house with windows that look out on a volcano, the North Pole, and the Moon. It will be so big that a family of bears will fit inside. I will race through the forest like the wind. tall trees will lead the way. I will build a roller coaster that has 17 cars and is miles high. I will have pet spiders. I will have a long dinner table with chairs. I will eat pizzas in one sitting. I will feed crumbs to my bird friends. I will feed crumbs to my bird friends.

And we will sing together. I will have a colorful collection of feathers. I will play hide-and-seek between the houses in my neighborhood. I will have pillow fights with pillows every night! I will go to bed at oclock. And in the morning, I will wake up even bigger than the day before!