Grace for President

APA: DiPucchio, K. S., & Pham, L. (2012). Grace for President. Hyperion Books for Children.

Genre: Fiction, Picture Book, Children’s Literature 

Summary: This book is a great, young reader’s example of what it is to be a part of an election. The story starts out with Grace’s teacher suggesting a fun activity between her class and another class; a mock election process to determine president between the two classes. Grace is nervous but extremely upbeat and energetic towards the election. The book does a great job showing the sort of struggles that can occur even during what is supposed to be a fun activity. Instead of a simple vote-and-done election, Grace campaigns and at the end, only wins by 1 vote. This election, which was initially scary since Grace had to go up against a student in the other class that the students seemed to like far more, turned out in Grace’s favor due to her charismatic and caring nature. 

Target Audience: I feel the target audience is between the grade levels of 1st and 2nd grade. Grace for president would best be enjoyed by the target audience because it shows what a friendly and welcoming classroom is like at that age and may help those younger students feel better about going and being in school. They may also enjoy this book because it gives students hope about what they are capable of doing, despite not having many achievements under their belt. 

Blog Requirements: Picture Book and Diverse Protagonist

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