This book earned a Caldecott Award for the illustrator, David Small, in 2001. The book explains many of the roles a president must be prepared to accept. It also brings up interesting factoids about each president...some making the men sound larger-that-life, some making them seem very ordinary. The illustrations portray the presidents in many different lights and they caricature-type drawings range from humorous (William Howard Taft being lowered by crane into the White House bathtub) to very sullen (Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon walking from the Lincoln Memorial with heads lowered in disgrace). It's a great book for helping young students learn more about the role of the president and how an ordinary person can climb to the most important elected position in America.

So You Want to Be President is a book that talks about the different Presidents. It talks about the many different lifestyles of the men. This book has many interesting facts.

This book was very interesting to me. I learned many things that I didn't know about the Presidents. The pictures in the book are really cute drawings. The facts in the book are interesting things to know.

I would like to use this book as part of a history lesson. I would use it to help the kids learn how many Presidents the United States has had. I would let the children take turns acting out each president's life. I would pick certain things about each President and they could pretend to be that President. The other kids could try to guess which President they were being.

So You Want to Be President?, is a funny story about the good and bad qualities that come along with being president.

I loved this book. I thought it was very informative, but at the same time interesting. The humor will definitely keep even the most active child interested. The book also has great and detailed illustrations.

After reading the story, students could write a short essay based on what they would do if they were president. I think this would be a fun assignment that everyone could enjoy.

This is a comical book that is also imformative about the past presidents. It talks about the pros and the cons of being the president of the United States. It jokes about being being able to be a good president even if you are not good looking, and vice versa. It informs you of the different personalities of different presidents and how different they all are. In the end it is clear that even though each president is obviously different, they all have the best interest of the American people in mind while in office.

I knew that my 3rd grade class would enjoy listening to me read this book because it will teach them a little about the presidents but they will still get a good laugh. They will like to learn and be entertained at the same time.

I plan to read this book to my students on presidents day before beginning our lesson about the presidents. I will have them write about some of the traits and personalities that they remember from the story. Then I will give them a short quiz with different questions about being president.

This book takes you on a journey through presidential facts and trivia. It reminds us of some of the difficult tasks a president faces and shows some of the "up" side to being President of the United States. For example, it makes fun of some presidents' dancing abilities, physical appearance, and humble beginnings, while presenting a few of the major policies each was responsible for in history.

I enjoyed the watercolor/penciled illustrations. Each president was captured in a real-life, attitude, demeanor, and presidential spotlight. Though out of date, I liked how the author introduced the fact that no president of color and woman president had been elected. It raises a good point for discussion in the classroom.

In the classroom, I would use this book as part of the social studies/President's Day unit. During an election year I would have the students create their own page of presidential facts if they became president. This project would involve a self-portrait and public speaking presentation in front of their peers. ( )