Feinberg, Shaina. Work: Interviews with People Doing Jobs They Love. Julia Rothman, Illus. Candlewick, 12/2024. 63pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-3266-0. GRADES Kindergarten–3. ADDITIONAL.
Experience the vastness of what people call work while journeying with this author/illustrator duo around the world. Meet twenty-eight people and their wide range of jobs—including cobbler, toy shop owner, playwright, muralist, and prosthetics maker. Mixed-media illustrations spotlight the people, places, and things that are part of these varied jobs, while the small chunks of text explain who the person is, where they work, what they do, and why they like their job. An interesting look at the wide variety of work around the world.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library