A Select List of Books For Children and Young Adults

4: Books That Are Just For Fun!

by Maria Salvadore

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Duck for President by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin (Atheneum, 2004)
Grades K to adult, ages 5+

The irrepressible Duck (first introduced in the Caldecott Honor book Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type) is elected first to head the farm, then the country, but finds that being President is a lonely job.

Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio, illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Hyperion, 2008)
Grades K-3, ages 5-8

Electoral votes and more are introduced when Grace runs for President in her class’s mock election.

My Teacher for President by Kay Winters, illustrated by Denise Brunkus (Dutton, 2004)
Grades K – 3, ages 5-8

Oliver thinks that his teacher has all the necessary qualities to become president, so he writes a letter to the local television station to suggest it. Leadership qualities make food for thought in a book for younger children. A similar theme is introduced in Rosemary Wells’s humorous story of a school election, Otto Runs for President (Scholastic, 2008)