I Want to Be an Astronaut

By: Peter J

Narrated by: Josiah Norton

Blast off on an inspiring journey to the stars with Tom in I Want to Be an Astronaut!

Ever since he was young, Tom's biggest dream was to become an astronaut. Follow along as he learns about space, attends astronaut camp, studies hard, and perseveres through years of intense training to make his wish come true.

In this fun, beautifully illustrated children's book, you'll join Tom on his quest to reach for the stars, overcoming challenges along the way. Kids will love seeing Tom's space adventures come to life, from imagining floating in zero gravity to finally setting foot aboard the International Space Station.

With colorful art and an engaging story, I Want to Be an Astronaut is perfect for inspiring young listeners aged 4-8 to follow their dreams. Learning the value of passion and persistence, they'll close the book feeling like they can reach for the impossible!

If your little one loves space or STEM, this book needs to blast off onto their bookshelf!

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A kids dream

This was a very cute book about wanting to be an astronaut. I am sure it would be better with the pictures in the physical book, but the story is still awesome,

Soooo Short, But PDF Included

While I absolutely adore audiobooks, I often question the need for them for children's picture books. First, ideally, the parent or caregiver should be reading to or with the child young enough to still need a picture book. Second, to be fully worthwhile, the audiobook version of a picture book should have something audibly pleasing (e.g., music, sound effects, etc) to make it fun to listen to—and something Mom or Dad won’t typically do—and include the PDF version of the book, which Audible does allow.

This is a super short audiobook, just over 6 minutes. In it, we learn of the young boy's desire to be an astronaut when he grows up, imagining many aspects of what it would be like if he were one. I appreciated having the visuals to go along with the audiobook, so I could see Tom's sense of joy and wonder when he thinks about being an astronaut. The book then jumps to when the boy is older, has completed his studies, and is now an astronaut. His imaginings of being one as a boy are very similar to what he experiences as an adult. The book did not end with any sort of fun space facts, which I think is a great way to end a picture book with nonfiction elements. The audiobook didn't have any special sound effects, music, or other audio elements that would make it worthwhile to buy for that reason. However, if you have a child who is an astronomy fan and dreams of being an astronaut, she—because little girls, too, want to become astronauts!—or he will probably enjoy this audiobook with its PDF.