by Kate Messner & Adam Rex
Kate Messner drives home an important point in her book, The Next President: The Unexpected Beginning and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents:
“At least ten of our future presidents are alive today." That's the way it has been in our country -- many future presidents growing, learning, experiencing a variety of life's experiences . . . so why not you?
This book is wonderfully illustrated with a helpful biography. The author demystifies the office on one hand (and that is a good thing in my opinion!) . . . but maybe she minimizes it a bit on the other. And while The Next President is not particularly "fact-filled," it drives home that very important point: there are lots of future "presidents-in-the-making" alive right now, and one of them could be you!
I am glad we have the work of this author and illustrator on our bookshelf. It delivers a message our grands need to hear.
