{"product_id":"9798888599471","title":"When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Chair","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Harbuck, Ryan Rae \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 6 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 April 2026 by Barefoot Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 32 pages\u003cbr\u003e271 x 216 x 5 | 180g\u003chr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bold story of self-discoveryVo wanted to believe that if she were a chair, she could change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe wanted to believe that she could choose that path for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVo is a thinker and a creator and knows that she doesn't want a grumpy grown-up job. She wants to change the world, and she knows just how she’s going to do it. “When I grow up I want to be a chair!” Vo proclaims. Others don’t understand. Why would she want to be sat on? Where would she sleep? Who would want to be a chair?Vo believes her chair makes her world a better place, so being a chair will make the whole world even better, right? When Vo faces the path ahead of her, she can see that there may be more to her wish than she ever understood. Join Vo as she discovers that just one part of her identity doesn’t have to define her whole future, but it does give her the power to be so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively text written by Ryan Rae Harbuck, who wrote the award-winning and critically acclaimed adult memoir of the same name about her experience becoming a wheelchair user as a teenager after a car accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVibrant, quirky art illustrated by debut picture book illustrator Barry Lee who draws on their own experience of living with a disability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRepresentation of lived experience using a mobility device told through the eyes of Vo, a unique, unforgettable character.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harbuck, Ryan Rae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53501554524497,"sku":"9798888599471","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0907\/0909\/8833\/files\/9798888599471.jpg?v=1775920594","url":"https:\/\/shop.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk\/products\/9798888599471","provider":"The Alligator's Mouth Children's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}