Adults entertain themselves by asking small children, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Considering that most of their future jobs haven’t been invented yet due to technology’s constant transformations, it’s unlikely that kids have any idea. Perhaps it’s the adult’s latent desire to figure out what he or she really wants to be that prompts the question.At any rate, award-winning author Jerry Spinelli turns this question on its head in this charming take on the age-old question, proving that the most fun jobs are those children can enjoy without becoming adults: mixing bowl licker, …

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