Display: Presidents' Day

Duck for President
By Doreen Cronin
When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.

Grace for President
By Kelly Dipucchio
When Grace discovers that there has never been a female U.S. president, she decides to run for school president.

George Washington: Our First President
By Ann Gaines
Looks at the life and presidency of the first president of the United States.

Madeline at the White House
By John Bemelmans Marciano
Madeline and the other orphans of the vine-covered house in Paris spend Easter at the White House visiting with the President's daughter.

Abraham Lincoln : America's 16th president
By Steven Otfinoski
A biography of the sixteenth President of the United States.

Madam President
By Lane Smith
A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.

The First Pup: The Real Story of How Bo Got to the White House
By Bob Staake
Once upon a time, a man named Barack Obama ran for president of the United States. On the night of his victory, he made a very important announcement ... his daughters would get a puppy!

Mr. President Goes to School
By Rick Walton
When the President finds the many pressures of his job to be overwhelming, he disguises himself and returns to kindergarten, where he is reminded of the important lessons he learned there.

Barack
By Jonah Winter
The extraordinary story of African-American senator and president, Barack Obama.

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