I Want to Be a Police Officer

Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 5, 2018

Review

I Want to Be a Police Officer is an early reader book in a series aimed at introducing more information about various community helpers. This book is about Eva, a white girl with long red pigtails, who wants to be a police officer. She is knows Officer Green, a black female police officer whom she sees around town often. Eva meets four other police officers throughout the book who have different police jobs such as K-9 Officer, Detective, and Game Warden. Two of the five police officers are women, and four appear to be people of color. The names of the officers suggest a variety of ethnicity. The text is well supported by pictures, though some readers may need support with unfamiliar words (emergency, for example). The illustrations are cute and playful while being clear. An excellent addition to any reader collection.

Overall Book Score: very good