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Weatherford, Carole Boston

First Pooch: The Obamas Pick a Pet

32 pp. | Cavendish | December, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5636-0 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Amy Bates. Weatherford's lighthearted fictionalized text traces the First Family's progress in researching and finally selecting their promised pooch. The story is extended with appended notes on the canine selection processes among former presidential families. Bates's watercolor, pencil, and gouache paintings capture the personalities not only of the various pups but also of the Obama family members and past presidents.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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