Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope
by Nikki Grimes,
illustrated by Bryan Collier
Simon & Schuster (HC) $16.98
978-1416971443
Ages: 9-12
The moving story of an exceptional man, as told by
Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Bryan Collier, both winners of the Coretta
Scott King Award.
Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American
Spirit
by Kadir Nelson
Simon & Schuster (HC) $12.99
978-1416989554
Ages: 4-8
Totally amazing! "A must-have for any inauguration display..." - Alison
Morris, Wellesley Booksmith
Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for
Kids
by National Geographic, foreword
by Mary Nelson
National Geographic (HC) $17.94
978-1426305108
Ages: 7+
A remarkable visual rendition of the UN Universal
Declaration of Human Rights that's packed with beautiful photography of people
from around the world.
Let it Shine*
by Ashley Bryan
Atheneum (HC) $16.98
978-0689847325
Ages: 4-8
A effervescent celebration through song and visual collage. "Bryan's
illustrations demonstrate more than words the dynamic inspiration that these
songs still provide. Readers will find themselves humming as they turn the
pages."-*SLJ
March On: The Day my Brother Martin Changed the World
by Christine Farris,
illustrated by London Ladd
Scholastic (HC) $17.98
978-0545035378
Ages: 9-12
The definitive tribute to the man, the march, and the
speech that changed a nation, written by MLK's sister.
Michelle Obama: An American Story
by David Colbert
Houghton Mifflin (PA) $6.99
978-0547249414
Ages: 9-12
A very nice biography
of the newest leading lady that goes beyond the surface to place her life story
within the context of the larger movements in African American history:
slavery, freedom, the Reconstruction era, the Civil Rights movement, as well as
contemporary history.
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
by National Children's Book
and Literacy Alliance
Candlewick (HC) $29.94
978-0763620677
Ages: 9-12
"Eight years in the making, this anthology of White
House history convenes an all-star roster of 108 children's authors and
illustrators ... a blue-ribbon choice for family sharing during an election
year."-*PW
So You Want to be President?*
by Judith St. George,
illustrated by David Small
Penguin (HC) $17.98
978-0399243172
Ages: 9-12
"The many clever, quirky asides may well send readers
off on a presidential fact-finding mission. A clever and engrossing approach to
the men who have led America."-PW
The Obama Family: Life in the White House reproducible
activity book
by Carole Marsh
Gallopade (PA) $8.99
978-0635070517
Ages: 7-10
A fun and interactive
look at what life might be like for the newest first family.
Through My Eyes
by Ruby Bridges
Scholastic (HC) $16.94
978-0590189231
Ages: 8-12
"Readers may feel they already know all about Bridges
[who was] the first black child to attend a New Orleans public
elementary school...but the account she gives here is freshly riveting. .. Like
poetry or prayer, [her words] melt the heart."-PW
We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution
by David Katrow
Penguin (PA) $6.99
978-0142402764
Ages: 4-8
"This zany, patriotic paean offers kids lighthearted
but meaningful incentive to reflect further on the relevance of those 'big
words' and 'big ideas.'"--PW
Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama
by Garen Thomas
Feiwel & Friends (PA) $6.99
978-0312586393
Ages: 9-12
"[An] adulatory profile of the presidential
candidate's meteoric rise."-Booklist
BONUS:
Obama Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
Dover
(PA) $7.99
978-0486469782
Ages: 7+
Come on-you know you want one, now in an updated "Inaguration"
version!
*Caldecott Winner or Honor
