Title: Duck for President
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
Publisher & Year of Publication: Simon & Schuster/2004
Genre: Fiction; Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 4-8
Summary: As Farmer Brown continues to gives to more chores to Duck, he becomes frustrated and decides to run mayor. After winning mayor, he advances to governor and then president. He works very hard at campaigning and fulfilling the duties of each position. Eventually Duck becomes tired of working so hard and decides he want to retire and go back to the farm. In the end, Duck realizes that living on the farm was not so bad after all.
Evaluation/Reflection: This book is a delightful read for younger students. It provides a launching point for discussion, as students can discuss common political strategies and the branches of the government.
Memorable Literary Moment: When duck returns home, he writes his memoir. Students could discuss the significance of memoirs.
Illustrations: The illustrations in this book are crisp and cheerful. Cronin’s drawings are clever and depict what is occurring in the story.
Review: Duck showed he was shrewd and politically savvy in Caldecott Honor winning, Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type and its sequel, Giggle, Giggle Quack. When he tires of grinding the farmer's espresso beans, he decides it is time to run for head of the farm. It is no surprise that he crushes the farmer in the farm election. The surprise comes when, despite missing ballots, recounts show Duck narrowly defeating the governor and then, the President of the United States. Duck has a surprise, too. He soon realizes running states and countries is not much fun and heads back to the farm, content to write his autobiography. This book is filled with adult-pleasing references of sticky missing ballots and playing the saxophone on late-night television. Seriously, folks, this book leads not only to chuckles, but to aptly describing the burden of chores connected to glorious offices. –Children’s Literature
Promotion Idea: During election time, students could read Duck for President and another fiction book about a character running for president. Then student could participate in a mock election. A bulletin board displaying the two book characters and the results would encourage students to read this book.
Acquisition: Public library, or available at Amazon for $14.06 (hardcover).
Author: Doreen Cronin
Illustrator: Betsy Lewin
Publisher & Year of Publication: Simon & Schuster/2004
Genre: Fiction; Picture Book
Recommended Audience: Ages 4-8
Summary: As Farmer Brown continues to gives to more chores to Duck, he becomes frustrated and decides to run mayor. After winning mayor, he advances to governor and then president. He works very hard at campaigning and fulfilling the duties of each position. Eventually Duck becomes tired of working so hard and decides he want to retire and go back to the farm. In the end, Duck realizes that living on the farm was not so bad after all.
Evaluation/Reflection: This book is a delightful read for younger students. It provides a launching point for discussion, as students can discuss common political strategies and the branches of the government.
Memorable Literary Moment: When duck returns home, he writes his memoir. Students could discuss the significance of memoirs.
Illustrations: The illustrations in this book are crisp and cheerful. Cronin’s drawings are clever and depict what is occurring in the story.
Review: Duck showed he was shrewd and politically savvy in Caldecott Honor winning, Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type and its sequel, Giggle, Giggle Quack. When he tires of grinding the farmer's espresso beans, he decides it is time to run for head of the farm. It is no surprise that he crushes the farmer in the farm election. The surprise comes when, despite missing ballots, recounts show Duck narrowly defeating the governor and then, the President of the United States. Duck has a surprise, too. He soon realizes running states and countries is not much fun and heads back to the farm, content to write his autobiography. This book is filled with adult-pleasing references of sticky missing ballots and playing the saxophone on late-night television. Seriously, folks, this book leads not only to chuckles, but to aptly describing the burden of chores connected to glorious offices. –Children’s Literature
Promotion Idea: During election time, students could read Duck for President and another fiction book about a character running for president. Then student could participate in a mock election. A bulletin board displaying the two book characters and the results would encourage students to read this book.
Acquisition: Public library, or available at Amazon for $14.06 (hardcover).