Karen Kingsbury captures the mother-son relationship through engaging rhymes, supported by the whisper of God's scripture on each beautifully illustrated page in the board book edition of Whatever You Grow Up to Be. The #1 New York Times bestselling author explores a boy's journey from childhood to fatherhood, illustrating the unlimited possibilities in his life. Valeria DoCompo's enchanting illustrations capture the imagination as a child takes on different roles such as prince, fireman, rock star and more.

Author Biography

New York Times best-selling author Karen Kingsbury is America's favorite inspirational novelist with over 20 million books in print. Her Life-Changing Fiction(TM) has produced multiple best sellers including Unlocked, Leaving, Take One, Between Sundays, Even Now, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and Ever After, which was named the 2007 Christian Book of the Year. An award-winning author and newly published songwriter, Karen has several movies optioned for production, and her novel Like Dandelion Dust was made into a major motion picture and is now available on DVD. Karen is also a nationally known speaker with several women's groups including Women of Faith. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Don, and their five sons, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. Their daughter Kelsey is married to Christian artist Kyle Kupecky. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Valeria's academic background focused initially in Fine Arts. She graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with a degree in Graphic Design & Visual Communication. Valeria now illustrates for publishers around the world and investigates the use of new methods and materials in a constant pursuit of new expressive forms.