What Should Malia and Sasha Read?
We have a new First Family Elect, and it includes two winsome young ladies: Malia Ann and Sasha. We already know they’re getting a puppy, soon, and moving into a big new house — but this inquiring mind is, naturally, more interested in what they’ll be reading in order to prepare for their new lives in the DC fishbowl (and they’re too young for Fishbowl DC!).
I have a few suggestions, and I’m sure that our own Reading Rockets will provide even more. Herewith, my list for the younger Obama women:
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out: I talked this one up here, too, in case you’d like to watch a video… A remarkable book by a collection of writers, poets, and artists that provides a plethora of information about our country’s First Home, including cartoons, sketches, facts, ghost stories, and more.
First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents’ Children: Himself a kid when he wrote this, Noah McCullough interviewed lots and lots of presidents’ kids past and present — their experiences may be instructive for Malia and Sasha, who will quickly learn that their every move is going to become fodder for future books like this one.
Call Me Madam President: This delightful picture book by Arlingtonian Sue Pyatt is a must-read for the young Obamas. After all, their father is the first African-American President-Elect — but we still haven’t had a WOMAN in the White House!
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