As a former first-grade teacher, I love a good children’s picture book – especially one that I can give to my adult buddies!  This is absolutely one of those books.  The illustrations are simply gorgeous.  Of course, the opening page, which gives a place for writing the owner’s name and a choice of “I’m a Future Pilot” or “I’m a Pilot,” is purple with snow-capped mountains.  That’s where I fell in love.  The book is in rhyme, but it makes sense and isn’t a sing-song approach.  In the book I received, there were several separate slips of paper tucked inside that provided background information on why the author chose to write the way she did.  There are also questions and individual input sections for a highly interactive approach.  Young’s “Acknowledgments, Special Thanks, and About the Author/Illustrator” sections round out a beautifully crafted little book.