If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House

If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House by Jane O'Connor (Author), Gary Hovland (Illustrator); Simon & Schuster/ Paula Wiseman Books, 2004

Ages 9-12

The cartoon illustrations by Gary Hovland drew me to this book. The big heads and dialogue balloons are eye-catching and make it fun to read the interesting facts related to all of the Presidents' stays at the White House. From George Washington to George W. Bush, O'Connor lets readers know that George Washington is the only President who never lived in the White House, William Howard Taft was so large that he had to have a jumbo-size bathtub installed- one big enough for four people, and Abraham Lincoln didn't mind that his sons kept pet goats in their bedrooms. A great resource to use not only during an election year, but all year round.


Pair it up with. . .
So You Want to be President? Revised and Updated Edition by Judith St. George (Author), David Small (Illustrator)



Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
by Kathleen Krull (Author), Kathryn Hewitt (Illustrator)







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