This book will be good to read to the third and fourth graders when they start learning about president. It gives a description about the president's job and the purpose of different candidates. It is engaging to read because the job titles have been changed to a kid's frienlier words that the kids can understand.

Genre: Comedy and HumorText-to-Teaching connectionThis book is great for grades level 1st-5th. It can be used as a conversation started in Social Studies about how the government works. Although not 100% factual, it gives information for students to discuss the duties of the president and how he/she interacts with others in government. This will provide good spelling words to work on such as agriculture, executive, and veto. Students can use this in English class to write about what they would d...

Why I gift this book: If teaching politics was THIS delightful, we probably would be more excited to dive into our civic duties. Warning: Your future voter might be running around the house yelling Veto! Veto! Veto! Instead of No! No! No! (Like mine did.😂)Loved the illustrations in this also.

Hilarious! Probably my favorite picture book of the year. Smith does a great job of relating presidential duties to a young girl's day to day life. And she's fabulous, full of spirit and humor. Hilarious for adults and children, and highly recommended for every kid with presidential tendencies!

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 exe...

A young girl imagines herself as President for the day. This book was both informative and humorous. We especially loved the list of different members of the Cabinet (Secretary of Pizza and Sec. of Naps, sign me up). However at times I felt like the main character was a little bratty and her borderline tantrums just felt too...realistic? I love that the character is a girl! Didn’t really love the illustrations here. Probably would be most enjoyed by later elementary students.

Fiction - Pub. Date: Aug-2008Madam president not only informs the reader on some presidential duties but also allows us to think critically about what we would do if we were the president. I love the way the author shows the reader that even a young girl can play a smart independent role. Would love sharing this with my classroom when we are learning about the government.

Being the President of the United States is hard work. It includes handling press conferences with grace, picking a capable cabinet and keeping the peace. It had perks such as a theme song and secret service cats. Did I write cats? I meant agents. Wonderful story and illustrations on how responsibilities translate from an adult profession to the life of a child.

Very timely book for our current election but even better was teaching my 6 year old a lot of new words and concepts.

Caldecott-honor illustrator Smith pens a funny story of a young girl who is "president." She must oversee many important tasks such as the making of lunch, attending state funerals, etc. She must be protected at all times by a secret service cat. She must appoint many secretaries to important departments.Third graders and higher might understand the humor in this book but it's definitely not funny for preschool. Not recommended for early literacy storytimes.

Text-to Teaching Connection: Social StudiesThe main character of this book speaks life into the meaning of being a president. Even though this book would be a reading assignment, it could easily also be a Social Studies project. I would suggest once the class is in government section or if it is an election year this book would come in handy to spark ideas into the minds of the students. Some of the newly found interest could be redirected to get the students to talk more with their parents abou...

Here's a good idea: pretend you are the president, and see how that makes you act. In Madam President, Lane Smith (who must be the hardest-working, most civic-minded dude in children's literature) lays out all the qualities the president needs to exhibit. Wisdom. Diplomacy. Friendliness, sympathy, humility, toughness, calm.His noble little girl, in her tailored, flared pantsuit, demonstrates how each of these exemplary traits plays out during an action-packed day that starts at 7am with an execu...

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 t...

Lane Smith is so quirky and fun.

When a little girl imagines her life as a President, she starts with the here and now.Why I started this book: Selected for our Presidential Story Time.Why I finished it: Charming, with lots of sly humor that the adults loved more than the kids.

Madam President teaches people that they can aspire to be whatever they dream of. I personally love how it shows a strong female protagonist in a powerful role. The juxtaposition between what is in the images as opposed to the text reminds me of children in role play, e.g. when she names each member of her cabinet (and they're just her toys!)A really fun and light hearted book which has the power to evoke humour and inspire young people

Although it is based in America, its subtle message that anyone, regardless of gender should dream big in life in order to aspire to be anything that they want to be is done is a witty and light-hearted way. Lane Smith has a real talent for throwing traditional stories and socio-cultural norms on their heads and he does this so well here. Not only is there wit in abundance but I thought that the play between what the words were saying against what the illustrations were show Lane at his very bes...

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for Kids @ TeensReadToo.comOne little girl imagines her day if she were President. Katy uses an executive order to refill her waffle plate. Recess includes secret service agents hiding behind the trees. She vetoes tuna salad for lunch. Katy even has to deal with a Disaster Area - her room. Lane Smith creates a story that will make readers giggle. The adorable pictures reinforce the humorous tale. While the presidential subject is timely, this book will be enjoyed for

If you read the text alone on this one, it could pass as an informational book on what the President of the United States does. But if you look at the pictures, it becomes a story about a girl who imagines herself as President. The difference between the text and the pictures creates the appealing humor of the story. I'm not fond of Lane Smith's artwork, which is why I'm only giving it 3 stars. I do like her Secret Service Agent cat, however, and the bust of Eleanor Roosevelt that she stands on

The saucy young girl starring in this amusing Lane Smith work is quite comfortable with the many responsibilities of the presidency. Marching importantly across the pages, she declares many accurate facts about what a president must do, and we see her interpretation in Smith's humorous illustrations. From negotiating treaties between dogs and cats, deciding on a "capable cabinet" consisting of Secretaries of Pizza, Fantasy, Naps, and Pets Who Should Be In Their Cages, to using the president's ve...