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Things to Teach Your Grown-Up

Things to Teach Your Grown-up

Author: Colette HillerIllustrator: Corrie Gorman

With funny illustrations and lots of rhyme, this warm story captures the beauty and stresses of everyday family life, exploring the similarities and differences between a child’s day and their grown-ups’. Following a family through busy moments, big feelings and playful ones, it shows how children and adults can learn from one another with kindness and patience. A sweet picture book that celebrates the importance of being present in play, even when the grown-ups are busy!

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  • Colette Hiller won the 2025 CLiPPA
  • Black/brown representation
  • Mixed-heritage representation
  • Diverse cast
  • South Asian representation
  • Challenges gender stereotypes
  • Female lead
  • Disabled representation