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Katz, Susan

The President's Stuck in the Bathtub: Poems About the Presidents

64 pp. | Clarion | February, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-547-18221-6 $17.99

(1) K-3 Illustrated by Robert Neubecker. In forty-three poems, Katz gives each of our U.S. presidents their due, with footnotes providing a more complete discussion of the highlighted event or character trait. Neubecker's illustrations emphasize the playful tone without deconstructing the verse. Appended is a list of presidents with their dates in office; birth and death dates; nicknames; a "first" accomplishment of the man or office; and a famous quote.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2012