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Kid Presidents
True Tales of Childhood from America's Presidents
by David Stabler
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Pub Date Oct 28 2014 | Archive Date Sep 21 2016
Description
Every president started out as a kid! Forget the legends, tall tales, and historic achievements—before they were presidents, the future leaders of the United States had regular-kid problems just like you.
- John F. Kennedy hated his big brother.
- Lyndon Johnson pulled pranks in class.
- Barack Obama was bothered by bullies.
- Bill Clinton was crazy clumsy (he once broke his leg jumping rope).
Kid Presidents tells all of their stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on every page. History has never been this much fun!
Advance Praise
"With cartoonish illustrations that will attract fans of Jeff Kinney’s The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Rachel Renée Russel’s The Dork Diaries, this informative offering leaves no presidential childhood rock unturned." —School Library Journal
"Caricatures by Horner are whimsical and funny, a good match for a book that demonstrates that every president started life as a goofy, regular kid." —Booklist
"Fun and funny."—Examiner.com"
Get the hilarious history of each president's childhood. Kid Presidents by David Stabler includes quirky illustrations and plenty of unusual trivia."—Boys' Life
"Kid Presidents gives readers a humorous peek into the early lives of our country’s leaders."—Time for Kids
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781594747311 |
PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
Average rating from 36 members
Featured Reviews
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“Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from America’s Presidents” by David Stabler is basically a book of funny stories about our Presidents when they were boys – from George Washington right through to Barack Obama, this book shows that they were all just regular kids. Reading this book reminds you that history isn’t just facts and figures but it’s about real people who had adventures and misadventures just like we do today.
The stories in this book are not the old chestnuts that every history book includes but they are true and funny and strange, and show that when they were kids, these future presidents had all the same problems that kids have today – fighting with brothers and sisters, getting in trouble in school, having to do chores they didn’t want to do, and so on.
Stabler includes stories about sixteen of the presidents – mainly the most well-known – but there are also themed chapters with short anecdotes and fun facts so that every president shows up at least once. I will admit that some of the items in the “44 Facts About 44 Presidents” don’t seem all that interesting, like the fact that James Monroe and John Marshall were friends when they were boys, or that Bill Clinton once found a snake living in the family outhouse (what I find more interesting is that this fact implies that he grew up without indoor plumbing!), or that Warren G. Harding belonged to a gang called the Stunners.
Doogie Horner’s illustrations add to the book – the cartoon-style artwork is very funny and adds to the enjoyment of the book. “Kid Presidents” is geared for kids between around 8 and 12. It’s a fun, interesting read and there is even an index so you can locate a story about your favorite (or least favorite!) President.
I received a free e-copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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