So You Want To Be President By: Judith St. George

So You Want To Be President   By: Judith St. George

Illustrated by: David Small

Philomel Books; New York

Copy Right: 2000

            So you want to be president was a book that comprised quirky facts about past presidents and put them together in a humorous way. Its catch phrase is “if you want to be president then...it might help if you are named James. There have been 6 James, 4 Johns, and 4 Williams.   Eleven of the past presidents lived in log cabins, every past president has had siblings, and all but nine presidents went to college. There are so many facts about the past presidents and they are presented in a way that is easy to read.  Each page is illustrated in cartoon/watercolor style that lends to the humor of the book.

            There is something for everyone to relate to in this book.  It would be useful to students writing any type of presidential biography or giving a presentation.  Text to self connection for a student would be that most kids imagine what it would be like to be president and is it possible.  This book takes a entertaining approach to what we know about our history.  Text to text connection, I could not think of a presidential book that I had read that compared to this one.  The text to world connection was that our ever changing government is mirrored by so many of our fellow countries around the world.  We can all relate to the peculiar traits that are discovered about our elected statesmen.