When I Grow Up (Special Edition)

Description

Inspired by Tim Minchin's hit song When I Grow Up from Matilda the Musical, this hilarious book shows what children think growing up is all about.
Grown-ups surely have all the fun as they must eat sweets every day, climb the biggest trees and watch cartoons till their eyes go square.

But do they really...?

This hugely exciting picture book collaboration by internationally-celebrated musician and comedian Tim Minchin and award-winning illustrator Steve Antony is an absolute treat for all ages.

Tim Minchin's hit song When I Grow Up from Matilda the Musical paired with Steve Antony's text takes a humorous yet moving look at adult life from a child's perspective.

This new deluxe special edition comes with extra pages to personalise inside!
Fans of Matilda will LOVE this book, too!
Picture book inspired by multi-award-winning musician-comedian Tim Minchin's hit song When I Grow Up from Matilda the Musical.
Joyful, playful, yet wistful illustrations by internationally published artist, Steve Antony, best known for The Queen's Hat and Mr Panda
Well-known lyrics: Matilda the Musical is a winner of over 70 international awards and almost a million people have seen it in London alone

About the Author

Steve is an award-winning writer and illustrator of 20 picture books and best known for his ongoing Mr Panda series which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. His other books include the award-winning modern classic The Queen’s Hat, Unplugged, Amazing and Green Lizards Vs Red Rectangles. Steve also illustrated the all-new Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (adapted by Peter Bently), Tim Minchin’s When I Grow Up and a 70th anniversary cover of The Famous Five. He has contributed work towards LGBTQ+ anthology Proud, Drawing Europe Together and Kind. Steve is Swindon Libraries Patron to Children’s Reading Services, an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and a committee member of The Society of Author’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group. He lives in South West England with his husband and cat.