Fantastic little book. Definitely recommend. I love what sourcebooks puts out. They are always unique reads and although often educational have a fun twist to them.

Cheer Up, Ben Franklin! by Misti Kenison is a board book for young readers with elements of American history. It is a wonderful book that has a basic intro to people of the American Revolution. 

In this book Ben has no friends available to fly kites with him. They are all busy doing iconic activities; such as, sewing a flag, and rallying troops. But when he reaches Independence Hall, he finally finds all his friends and an activity they can all do together. Each two-page spread features a different historical figure, including: Betsy Ross, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, Abigail Adams, George Washington, and Alexander Hamilton. Within Independence Hall we also see Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock. There are brief biographies of all the characters as well as a timeline of major events from 1773-1801 in the back of the book.

The book has amazing illustrations that show iconic features of the characters; like, Ross with her sewing, Franklin's receding white hairline, Washington's uniform, and Revere with his lantern and horse. Between the images and the brief text for each spread, the book is a quick and easy read - perfect to introduce the historical period, or read just for fun.

I received this book from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

'Cheer Up, Ben Franklin!' by Misti Kenison is a board book for young readers with elements of American history included.

Poor Ben Franklin. He has no one to fly his kite with. Paul Revere is out riding his horse. Sam Adams is having a tea party. He decides to go to Independence Hall. Will he find his friends there?

My first thought on reading this was that the timeline was all messed up, but the book includes a handy timeline so that you can discover when Paul Revere rode and when the Declaration of Independence was signed. It's a really cute board book and I loved the easy to view illustrations.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

Wonderful basic intro to characters of the American Revolution. Poor Ben has no friends available to fly kites with him. They are all busy doing iconic activities - sewing a flag, rallying troops, etc. But when he reaches Independence Hall, he finally finds all his friends and an activity they can all do together. Each two-page spread features a different historical figure, including: Betsy Ross, Sam Adams, Paul Revere, Abigail Adams, George Washington, and Alexander Hamilton. Within Independence Hall we also see Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock. There are brief biographies of all the characters as well as a timeline of major events from 1773-1801 in the back of the book.

The illustrations show iconic features of the characters - Ross with her sewing, Franklin's receding white hairline, Washington's uniform, and Revere with his lantern and horse. Between the images and the brief text for each spread, the book is a quick and easy read - perfect to introduce the historical period, or read just for fun.

Beginning readers are exposed to a simplistic look at some of the important figures in the creation of the United States of America.

You are never too young to learn about history, and this book takes the idea and runs with it! Through the use of very brief vignettes of other important historical figures in American history, this book tells the story of Benjamin Franklin and how the country was formed. The artwork is absolutely adorable and simplistic, and the story is easy to follow. Overall, I recommend the book for any young child interested in history!

An excellent book concerning Ben Franklin and his discovery and one that I would highly recommend.

Good book to help introduce kids to our founding fathers.

This is a extremely basic way to introduce the youngest kids to our founding fathers. Lots of important people in history are mentioned, even though the entire books makes years of events sound like a day. The illustrations are simple, but they work. Overall I think the book works and would like to see more in this series.

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