President Taft is Stuck in the Bath

President Taft is Stuck in the Bath
Author: Mac Barnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763663174

Inspired by a true anecdote, this larger-than-life tale of a presidential mishap is brimming with humor and over-the-top illustrations. "Blast!" said Taft. "This could be bad." George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature -- well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck? Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Chris Van Dusen bring their full comedic weight to this legendary story, imagining a parade of clueless cabinet members advising the exasperated president, leading up to a hugely satisfying, hilarious finale.

President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath

President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath
Author: Mac Barnett
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763665568

“Hilarious. . . . Studying the presidency need never be dull again.” — Booklist George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature . . . well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck?

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Author: Audrey Wood
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152055783

Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents
Author: Brady Carlson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393353672

"Entertaining…Carlson shifts deftly among sombre, macabre, and playful stories and shows how the death-tourism industry reveals more than amusing trivia." —The New Yorker In Dead Presidents, public radio host and reporter Brady Carlson takes readers on an epic trip to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials from sea to shining sea. With an engaging mix of history and contemporary reporting, Carlson explores the death stories of our greatest leaders, and shows that the ways we memorialize our presidents reveal as much about us as they do about the men themselves.

The President's Stuck in the Bathtub

The President's Stuck in the Bathtub
Author: Susan Katz
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 054718221X

A poetic celebration of lesser-known presidential events and eccentricities.

Hattie and Hudson

Hattie and Hudson
Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2017-05-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763665452

When Hattie's singing rouses a giant beast from the lake, everyone in town is terrified except Hattie, who works to convince the townsfolk that Hudson is not dangerous.

John's Turn

John's Turn
Author: Mac Barnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2022-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536226769

E. B. White Read-Aloud winner Mac Barnett celebrates individuality in a story told with tenderness and subtlety. It’s John’s big day at school today—a performance for Sharing Gifts time. His bag is carefully packed and prepared, his classmates are ready, and the curtain is waiting to open. John is nervous, looking out at all the other children staring back at him. But he takes a big breath and begins. Mac Barnett’s compassionate text and Kate Berube’s understated and expressive art tell the story of a kid who finds the courage to show others his talent for dancing.

The Wicked Big Toddlah Goes to New York

The Wicked Big Toddlah Goes to New York
Author: Kevin Hawkes
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2011
Genre: Body size
ISBN: 0375861882

A year in the life of a baby in Maine who is just like any other baby except that he is gigantic.

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Author: Mac Barnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536245704

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor. Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary — and finding it in a manner you’d never expect.

Tricky Vic

Tricky Vic
Author: Greg Pizzoli
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0670016527

A New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2015 In the early 1900s, Robert Miller, a.k.a. “Count Victor Lustig,” moved to Paris hoping to be an artist. A con artist, that is. He used his ingenious scams on unsuspecting marks all over the world, from the Czech Republic, to Atlantic ocean liners, and across America. Tricky Vic pulled off his most daring con in 1925, when he managed to "sell" the Eiffel Tower to one of the city’s most successful scrap metal dealers! Six weeks later, he tried to sell the Eiffel Tower all over again. Vic was never caught. For that particular scam, anyway. . . . Kids will love to read about Vic's thrilling life, and teachers will love the informational sidebars and back matter. Award-winner Greg Pizzoli’s humorous and vibrant graphic style of illustration mark a bold approach to picture book biography.