Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Children's Picture Books About Jobs

True stories of people with various occupations


Lives of the Athletes: Thrills and Spills by Kathleen Krull 

Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef

The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle



So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George

Some Writer! The Story of E. B. White

Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race Around the World by Elizabeth Hannigan



In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage by Alan Schroeder

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau (Oceanographer)

One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Story of Charles Darwin (Naturalist)




A Librarian from Basra by Jeanette Winter

Preaching to the Chickens: The Young Life of John Lewis (Activist)

Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakeable Mathematician Sophie Germain




What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership, and Legacy (Judge)

Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers (Children's Advocate)



Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Monsieur Marceau: The Man Without Words (Mime)



Fiction stories of people with various occupations:


How I Became a Pirate

The Little Barbarian 

The Storyteller


Ada Twist, Scientist

Doctor De Soto by William Steig (Dentist


Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman

The Toughest Cowboy



Knight Owl

The Water Protectors (Environmentalists)

The Last Zookeeper 




And, because these are children's books, don't forget this occupation...

Professional Crocodile by Giovanni Zoboli


These are all books I've read and I recommend, though I didn't add links to my reviews.



Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic and then post her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.    

12 comments:

  1. I love ❤️ children's books 📚 The illustrations are so cute and attractive and they are a fun read.

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  2. Some lovely occupations in this list. It's been a while since I read children's books like these.
    Here's a link to my post
    https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/%f0%9f%93%9atoptentuesday-10-books-with-occupations-in-their-titles-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-booktwt/

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  3. You always take it to the next level, lol.
    I can actually add one here, see the astronauts on my post: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/09/02/top-ten-books-with-occupations-in-the-title/

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  4. As a kid I would have been really into the Cousteau book!

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  5. Great take on the prompt! These covers are all so eye-catching and many of them adorable 😍

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  6. I always loved the title of that John Lewis book because, as a child, I was in charge of the chickens on our farm and though I never preached to them, I certainly tried to organize them for very unchickeny activities. Conclusion: Chickens, when allowed, will always be chickens and not characters in some human-planned scheme.

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  7. I love that you chose books geared for children!!

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  8. You found a bunch of good books for this.

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  9. These are so fun and eclectic!

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  10. That was fun, and Professional Crocodile definitely made me laugh.

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  11. What a fun list! My favorite is How Santa Got His Job and How Santa Lost His Job!

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  12. I love this. What a great idea, Deb. I love children's books, so this is wonderful.

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