 Shay's "What It's Like to Be A ..." series of books explained various occupations including a doctor, fireman, pilot, policeman, nurse, teacher, dentist, musician, and a TV producer.Shay's "What Happens ..." series of books explained concepts such as what happens when you build a house, spend money, turn on a light, and turn on the gas.Other books in Shay's "What Happens ..." series included what happens at the zoo, at a gas station, at a newspaper, at an animal hospital, at the circus, in a skyscraper, at the state fair, and at a weather station.