Author, Ann Turner notes, This book should not be read as a biography but rather as an imaginative exploration of the side of history that the facts cannot always give us. She concludes with historical notes. You be the judge. David Small won the Caldecott medal for his illustrative hilarity of Judith St. George s anecdotal comments about our Presidents. Names are important, especially if you are named James.
Presidents come in all sizes.
Howard Taft was our largest president weighing in at 300 pounds. There s a marvelous illustration of Taft being hoisted by crane into a custom built tub that could fit four people. A few of our Presidents were very young at heart, some were shy and others were tough guys. Some were frugal and some were extravagant. All or our Presidents have one thing in common.