Some kids want to be President when they grow up. Twelve-year-old Judson Moon wants to be President right now! "Grown-ups have had a thousand years to mess up the world," Judson explains. "Now it's our turn." But running for President is hard. You have to kiss a zillion babies and shake a zillion hands, and say a zillion "hellos." There's the tough decision about which girl in your school you should ask to be First Babe. Also, selling 80 million cups of lemonade is a slow way to finance a campaign. And there's an unfair constitutional provision against kids running for President that needs to be changed. Dan Gutman's entertaining account of Judson's quest for the White House slyly mixes lessons about U.S. history and government with a story full of unexpected twists. Scott Shina's hilarious narration will have listeners laughing as they hum "Hail to the Chief."
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"This year my students really enjoyed this book. So much so that I decided to read the second book. This one is a great one to read during the year in which we are actually voting for president. So definitely a good read aloud book or a book that the students can read to themselves."
— Candice (4 out of 5 stars)
" I liked this book because it was different. I love the whole idea of running for president. I would wear it again! "
— Jackie, 2/18/2014" A smart move...President Child! "
— Alberta, 2/17/2014" I had lunch with the author in third grade:) "
— Vicky, 2/9/2014" I read this book sooo long ago. I don't know if I would like it now, but I loved it when I read it, so I'm rating it 5 stars. "
— Marie, 2/8/2014" this book is kool and addicting u should read it. "
— Divya, 2/6/2014" I read it in fifth or fourth grade. LOVED IT!!! "
— Alexyss, 1/26/2014" A work of hallarious comedy "
— David, 1/25/2014" Judson moon is trying to be the President. how will he be the president when he is only 13 and doesn't know anything about politics "
— Chris, 1/20/2014" Dan Gutman did a really good job of writing a story but also incorporating education about how you can become President and all the rules. Than he made a sequel which I can't wait to read! "
— Morgan, 1/18/2014" Very cute kids book that basically weaves in a whole bunch of lessons on government. My daughter never suspected a thing! "
— Tfeenstra, 12/23/2013" I used this book during a unit on elections and government last year. The students enjoyed it and a lot of creative projects followed. "
— Christina, 12/18/2013" Hillarious Book. I laughed out loud several times while reading it. "
— Sheila, 12/5/2013" It's hillarious! My kids and I enjoy listening to it. This book gives you some informations about election process in America, in a way that the kids enjoy and understand. "
— Enung, 12/3/2013" I was a good book to read. "
— Victoria, 12/3/2013" The quality of the writing leaves a lot to be desired and the story requires a ludicrous suspension of disbelief, but considering that all I wanted out of Dan Gutman's book was a read aloud tie-in for my fifth graders learning about the Constitution, this will probably be fun. "
— Private, 10/28/2013" This was really funny. It is a quick read I read it in a day. Very original. "
— Rochelle, 9/28/2013" I liked this book! It was cute and funny. And it has a great kid friendly explanation of electoral colleges on page 142. "
— Nikki, 8/30/2013" This book is hilarios and it tells you about presidentual stuff, it's really cool. "
— Ptolemy, 8/13/2013" It just goes to show how free our country is, and how anyone can achieve their goals. "
— Noah, 6/20/2013" Hee hee. WHY IS THERE NOT A LEMONADE PARTY RIGHT NOW??????? "
— Tiffany, 4/7/2013" Dang, that kid has a lot of charisma! I wish I could be half as smooth, in my advanced 30's, as Judson is at 12. It was a fun book to read. I would have loved it if it was around when I was in 4th grade. "
— Catherine, 1/21/2013" I can't believe a kid actually ran for president. He started out just goofing around but then things bacame serious. He had a campaign manager, a "First Babe", and a campaign slogan. If you want to find out if he became president, read the book! "
— â™ Miriamâ™, 7/7/2012" A book for younger readers. Kinda funny, not really. You can decide whether to read it or not. "
— Brooke, 6/26/2012" I love this book!!!! It should be made into a movie!!!! It was very interesting, I didn't want to stop reading it! "
— xXRossiya, 12/27/2011" this book was so FUNNY!!! "
— J, 9/13/2011" This book was really good, it show how kids can do ANYTHING! "
— Annie, 9/4/2011" A super cute story about a twelve-year old boy who runs for President. The students seem to love it, it makes them chuckle, and they even learn a bit about US Presidential election process- these are all good perks! "
— Danielle, 9/1/2011" This is a great idea for a book and I enjoyed it and my students do as well. Full of humor that kids can understand and adults will enjoy. "
— Mrs., 7/29/2011" This was my favorite book for a good 5 years of my childhood. "
— Matt, 5/20/2011" This book is VERY comical. I love this book. It is one of the funniest books that i've read. The plot is awesome, and the characters are cool too. BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!! "
— Theo, 9/10/2010" It happened! A kid became president!<br/>President Moon had no idea how hard it would to be president! Weather it's dealing with his first lady, foreign countries, or the citizens of the USA! "
— Erin, 5/29/2010" I just finished the book The Kid Who Became President. Its one of the best books Ive ever read. My favorite part is when vp syers is caught kissing the head of sicerity cheaf honeywell "
— Jordan, 3/26/2010" This book has a series of three, The kid who ran for president, the kid who became president, and (I forget the last one.)I didn't read the others though. <br/> "
— Julia, 2/19/2010" This book was ok but kinda fake because i knew that that could never happen. "
— Jaqui, 2/19/2010" Interesting book packed with quite a bit of US history type knowledge. Premise is that a 12-year old runs for president - and wins. He doesn't seem to accomplish much until the 11th month of his presidency. "
— Sue, 12/21/2009" Funny. Not quite as good as the first, but still pretty good. Again, a very quick read. "
— Rochelle, 7/21/2009" I loved this book. It is very good! <br/> "
— Kiera, 3/16/2009" it was okay I didn't love it. "
— Meghan, 3/5/2009" This is such a good book! Every single part is good! it's about this kid who runs for President! There's a book before this so read that first if you want to! This is a funny and awesome book! READ IT!!!!! "
— Aspen, 2/15/2009" This book is so good and funny. it about Moon judson that became a president. he did a lot of amazing thing but in last, he retire. that sad but he said that he learn a lot when he become a president! "
— HoaiTram, 1/23/2009Dan Gutman is the bestselling author of the several series of books for children, including the Genius Files, the Baseball Card Adventures, the My Weird School series, and others. His Honus & Me was adapted into a made-for-television movie called The Winning Season. Visit him on his weird website at www.DanGutman.com.
Scott Shina is the narrator of such audiobooks as The Kid Who Became President by Dan Gutman and Finding Caruso by Kim Barnes.