Willis Watson Is a Wannabe

A young boy discovers there are real, everyday heroes all around him and decides he wants to be one, too, in this sweet and empowering picture book.

Gramps says, ';When you grow up, Willis Watson, you can be whatever you want to be, if you wanna be. A real somebody!' But the cool guys in third grade tell Willis there are no superheroes in their neighborhood and hoping to be more than what you see is just ';wannabe wack.'

But when Willis's gramps falls ill and he visits him at the hospital, Willis sees real superheroes all around him: Dr. Collins, who helps Gramps get better; the lady who serves hot lunches to kids; and even a courageous navy officer just like Gramps. Seeing so many of his neighbors take care of one another helps Willis finally believe he can be whatever he wants to be, a real somebody.