{"id":1730,"date":"2020-10-15T16:07:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T20:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2023-05-15T11:51:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:51:25","slug":"belinda-baloney-changes-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/belinda-baloney-changes-mind\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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The new picture book Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind<\/a> by<\/em> Becca Carnahan delightfully explores the dilemma so many children face when asked \u201cWhat do you want to be when you grow up?\u201d<\/p>\n

The story starts with three-year-old Belinda who can\u2019t decide what she wants to be.\u00a0 She looks to the outside world of possibilities and explores each one. Just when it seems she made a decision, \u201cBelinda Baloney changed her mind.\u201d As she gets older, the career options increase. Overwhelmed, Belinda looks to her big brother for help finding the answer. While he doesn\u2019t answer the way she expects, his advice puts her mind at ease.<\/p>\n

Belinda\u2019s range of career choices blasts away gender stereotypes \u2013 she explores a variety of jobs, from a scientist to a dog walker, an artist to a mechanic, an athlete to a duck trainer. Her brother\u2019s sage advice points out that she doesn\u2019t have to choose just one; she has a lifetime ahead of her — she can change her mind, even multiple times.<\/p>\n

Sarah Horan\u2019s simple, colorful illustrations bring Belinda\u2019s many possibilities to life. While aimed at a young audience, even older readers will be comforted by the idea that we don\u2019t have to have our lives mapped out, that changing your mind is a viable, sometimes even desirable option.<\/p>\n

Note: Though an advance digital copy of this book was provided free of charge, no compensation was made for this review and the opinions are exclusively mine.\u00a0 KY<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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