Author(s): Belinda Chisari Baws; Agnes Chen (Illustrator)

Issues and feelings

Being a Grown Up takes a light-hearted look at some of the challenges of, well, being a grown up. Expressed in words and pictures, it's a hybrid book for children and adults, to encourage conversations on what it means to be a grown up in a world where a week, a month, a year seem to fly by in a whirlwind, leaving most grown ups gasping to catch their breath. Touching on topics such as work, friendships, parenting and the pursuit of hopes and dreams, Being a Grown Up hopes to help in the development of empathy and understanding amongst children towards the grown ups in their life and to enable grown ups to know they're not alone should they ever feel lost or unsure of their place in the world.