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    Madam President
    Madam President
    Madam President
    Audiobook7 minutes

    Madam President

    Written by Lane Smith

    Narrated by Anna Chiodo

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    About this audiobook

    A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWeston Woods
    Release dateJan 1, 2008
    ISBN9780545467452
    Madam President
    Author

    Lane Smith

    Lane Smith is the creator of a shelf of books, including the New York Times bestselling It's a Book and its companion, It's a Little Book. The beautiful Caldecott Honor-winning Grandpa Green can also be found there alongside his brilliantly quirky collaborations with Jon Scieszka including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. He has also illustrated Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach and collaborated on the conceptual design of the Disney movie adaptation. In 2012, the Eric Carle Museum named him a Carle Artist for "lifelong innovation in the field of children's picture books," and in 2014 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Illustrators. In 2017 he won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for There Is a Tribe of Kids. Lane Smith and his wife, the designer Molly Leach, live in a small town in rural Connecticut, USA.

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    • 4/5
      This is a light book focused mainly on presidential responsibility. The main character is a young girl with delusions of presidential grandeur. She goes about her daily responsibilities and is generally misunderstood by all around her. Everyone else is either bemused or annoyed by her presidential ways, but she's oblivious to all of that. Very amusing book.
    • 4/5
      A young girl tells her story of what she thinks it would be like to be president for a day. Each page portrays a different job that she would have to be in charge of; Veto-ing laws, keeping the peace, press conferences, negotiating treaties and many more. She then ends by planning for her important day tomorrow.
    • 4/5
      This is a great children's book for children that are around a second or third grade level. It talks about the way children see the president.
    • 5/5
      Probably the best book I can find for a Presidents day storytime. Simple text, not too long, on theme. Madam President runs through all the duties she has for a day.
    • 4/5
      I like some of the not-so-subtle commentary on politics and politicians! I like that the illustrations had the little girl wearing a pantsuit - ha ha. In your face, Tim Gunn. Over all, quite cute.
    • 4/5
      A young girl tries to imagine what her day would be like if she were President of the United States of America. Who would she name Secretary of State or Secretary of Soccer? Coupled with the demands of attending school on a daily basis, she imagines a busy day full of decisive steps that would make her school and country a better place. Readers will laugh when she oversteps her bounds in order to veto various food items and plays she finds unappealing. The comical illustrations compliment the short lines of text, and depict a wide array of emotions and expressions on the face of the main character. The spreads incorporate a variety of different layouts and help propel the story along with their unpredictability. Appropriate for young elementary school students and preschoolers. A great read aloud during election time!
    • 4/5
      This is a brilliant book! Katy uses her executive power to make things happen in her world, and goes about her day as if she is the President of the United States. With hilarious pictures, and sharp, intelligent prose, Lane Smith has created a very informative and funny book. The illustrations are wonderful, and the look on Katy's face as she appoints her Cabinet, deals with the Secret Service out on the playground, and tries to repair the disaster area that is her bedroom is priceless.I love the fact that this is a book about a woman president, and that she is a strong character who clearly knows herself. It's timely especially since we inaugurated the first African-American President yesterday. Why shouldn't little girls dream of being of the first woman President?The strength of this book is the use of government terms to tell the story and the plays on words that go along with those terms. When the book is all said and done, Katy is just like any other little girl at the end of the day -- tired!
    • 4/5
      I continue my quest to read all illustrated books by Lane Smith. He is a prolific writer and artist. I'm glad there are many more to read.In the United States, we do not have a female President, but we do have a woman Vice President!Thus far the match of President Biden and Vice President Kamilla Harris, are thus far quite a good pair!In this book, written and illustrated by Smith, Madam President is quite a character. A little girl journeys into a world where she is the President. There are executive orders, daily briefs, photo ops, babies to kiss, treaties to negotiateAnd, when Madam President grows weary, she piles the work on the VP.While this is cute, it isn't one of my favorites of the author and illustrator. But, the illustrations are cute and creative, and the premise is a great one!
    • 5/5
      This book would be excellent for teaching students of any age about US government. It gives a silly but informative take on presidential life and government. I think that children would love to see a young girl dreaming to be a president. It shows that everyone has a dream, and this little girl shows everyone that she knows alot about her dream. Many activities could be created from this book, regarding government.