So You Want to Be President?

St. George, J. (2000). So you want to be President?. New York, NY: Philomel Books.

          So You Want to Be President? is a children's picture book that I found so interesting, yet hilarious! Not only does this picture book have great illustrations, but also tons of information about past Presidents of the United States. This picture book was one of The Caldecott Medal award winning books!
         In this book, I learned about the 42 presidents that have been in office from 1789-1993. Not only does this book tell readers about the good things about being president, but also tells the bad things about being President of the United States. Later in the book, I learned what kind of person the job of a president needs! The author compares presidents by size, habits, occupations, hobbies and martial statuses to add comedy in this picture book. David Small is the illustrator of this picture book! He used political cartoons with a lot of color in this book! This made the book so engaging to me!
        I highly recommend others to read this book and use it in the classroom! Often times I use picture books in my 5th grade Reading class to teach basic comprehension skills to model fix-up strategies! This book would be a great informational book to learn more about the U.S. presidents, as well as teaching reading skills. I know my Social Studies teacher would definitely like the integration of the subjects. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I have!:) tlg