ECEL 219 Spring 09 #2

Barack Obama Son of Promise, Child of Hope
By Nikki Grimes Illustrated by Bryan Collier. This is a picture book, biography. Copyright Date: 2008
This book is about Barack Obama and the history of his life being explained to a young African American boy named David by his mother. David did not understand who Barack Obama was and why people were shouting his name. David had many questions that his mother answered through giving an autobiography of Barack Obama. David told his mother that when he gets older, he wants to be just like Barack Obama.
The appropriate age level for this book is ages 5-10. I enjoyed this book, because it taught not only the little boy David but also myself about Barack Obama. The way the book is written is to be easily understood for children to completely understand who Barack Obama is and it fulfills the requirements. I would recommend others to read this book as well.

Junie B. Jones and some Sneaky Peeky Spying

Ever since my little sister learned how to read, she has been reading Junie B. Jones books. Several times, I have read with her and found these books to be quiet interesting. This book that I read, is about a girl named Junie B. Jones, who is in Kindergarten and spies on her teacher. When she discovers something about her teacher, she is supposed to keep it a secret because her mother told her not to be spying on others and Junie B. goes and lets her secret out leading her to get into trouble. The morale of this story is to teach children a lesson as to not spy on other people. I enjoyed reading this book because it not only teaches a lesson, but also has humor, and shows pictures as well. I recommend children to read books that involve Junie B. Jones, children will truely adore them!