So You Want to Be President?

So You Want to Be President?
So You Want to Be President?
AuthorJudith St. George
IllustratorDavid Small
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherPhilomel Books
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages52
ISBN0-399-23407-1
OCLC39763889
973/.099 21
LC ClassE176.1 .S699 2000

So You Want to Be President? is a children's picture book written by Judith St. George and illustrated by David Small. Published in 2000, the book features a comprehensive guide to the Presidents of the United States. The book includes information about the education, family, and prior occupations of Presidents, as well as facts about their Vice Presidents. David Small won the 2001 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations.[1] In 2002, the animated adaptation, narrated by Stockard Channing, with music by Scotty Huff and Robert Reynolds, was released. In 2003 it won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.