Who Will I Be, Lord? by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, illustrated by Sean Qualls Grades PreK-2 40 pages Random House October 2009 Hardcover     A young African-American girl thinks about the careers of her family and wonders who she will be when she grows up. Will she be a banjo-playing mailman who knows everyone in town, like her great-grandpap was? He always said that nothing was more important than family. Or will she be a pants-wearing housewife with five children, as her great-grandma was back in the day when other ladies wore dresses? She was a white woman who gave up a lot so that she could marry the love of her life - the little girl’s great-grandpap. At its heart, this is a book that celebrates families. There are role models aplenty here, from preachers and teachers to car mechanics and jazzmen. Even a rascally pool shark turns up in the family tree. Nelson turns a non-judgmental eye to a variety of professions and belief systems, warmly portraying a family in all its diversity. Beautiful mixed media collage art by Sean Qualls add a neat jazzy touch to the story.     web reviews   Usha Reynolds/2010 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)