Grace for President
Written by Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
2008 Hyperion Books

With the inauguration right around the corner, I thought posting about this book was appropriate. Grace is a little girl that wants to understand why no girls have become president. The teacher joined with another class and created an election and taught the students about the electoral college.  Grace wins in the end and starts her vision for her presidency. This is definitely better suited for school-age students but is a fun story and great introduction to the election process. (Note: this was published before President Obama was elected the first time)  

Activities:
School-Age--Set-up a classroom Election. Have students create a platform, use the electoral college and see what happens.
Preschool--Introduce the US map and the students home state. Introduce the President and his name. Include other books around presidents.