The Wonderful Things You Will Be: questions to ask and activities to try
A gentle, rhyming book about all the wonderful things a child might grow up to be, and the love that stays the same whatever they choose.
What age is The Wonderful Things You Will Be for?
The Wonderful Things You Will Be is best for ages 2–6.
The Wonderful Things You Will Be (Emily Winfield Martin)
- Age
- 2-6
- Best for
- Bedtime, love and big dreams
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Read it slowly at bedtime. Pause on each page and ask your child which one they might be, then tell them what you already love about them.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 2–6 (nursery to Year 1)
- What they'll enjoy
- A gentle, rhyming book about all the wonderful things a child might grow up to be, and the love that stays the same whatever they choose.
- Helps with
- Bedtime, love and big dreams
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Feeling loved
- Confidence
- Dreams and ambitions
- Bedtime routines
Comprehension and discussion questions for The Wonderful Things You Will Be
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What things did the children in the book become?”
- “Which page was your favourite?”
- “What would you like to be when you grow up?”
- “What are you already good at?”
- “What makes you kind, brave or clever?”
- “What do you think will always stay the same about you?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Future me
Draw your child as a grown-up doing something they love, and write the job or dream underneath.
Wonderful jar
Write one wonderful thing about your child on a slip of paper each day this week and put it in a jar.
The Wonderful Things You Will Be activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
All the questions and activities above on a ready-to-print activity sheet: questions tagged by reading skill with space to answer, a drawing and writing page with a self-check, and notes for the adult with curriculum links and a 20-minute session plan. Pay by card, PayPal or Payhip and download straight away.
- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
- Print the activity sheetAn activity sheet with questions, a drawing page and notes for you.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to The Wonderful Things You Will Be, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about feeling loved.
A 20-minute session for ages 2–6 (nursery to Year 1), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Read it slowly at bedtime. Pause on each page and ask your child which one they might be, then tell them what you already love about them.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What things did the children in the book become?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Future me. Draw your child as a grown-up doing something they love, and write the job or dream underneath. Children who finish early can try Wonderful jar.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The The Wonderful Things You Will Be activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 29 October 2026
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