So You Want to Be President?

Title: So You Want to be President?

Author: Judith St. George

Illustrator: David Small

Genre: Non-fiction

Sub-Genre: Historical non-fiction

Theme: Becoming president

Primary Characters: none

Secondary Characters:

Awards: Caldecott Medal winner

Publisher and Date of Publication: 2004; Philomel Books

Summary:

This intriguing book about presidency is a fantastic read. The book asks the question “So you want to become president?” throughout. The book goes through a series of things and tasks that presidents have to do. It also tells facts about past presidents, like where they grew up, past jobs that they had, number of siblings, and even hobbies. I found this book to be super interesting. Most children don’t realize how much work being president really is! I feel like this book is realistic and down-to-Earth. I would definitely use this in my classroom when studying Presidency of the United States.