Do you know how many animals have lived in the White House?
When I was asked to review the book President Adams’ Alligator, I had no clue. Think about it. Other than the occasional dog and/or cat from our more recent presidents there isn’t much to talk about in the way of White House pets.
Little did I know that the White House used be much more exciting than it is these days. What a boring bunch of presidents we’ve had in recent elections!! No alligators, grizzly bears, porcupines, parrots, goats… NOTHIN! Just dogs and cats.
Seriously, I am in love with this book!! The authors themselves… they have a great way of making it fun to read about topics that might seem boring to kids. Heck, even I’ve learned a thing or two from their books. (See here and here).
This one is probably my favorite. The kids all had a great time searching for President Adams’ alligator on each page. An alligator… IN THE WHITE HOUSE!! How cool is that? They also loved hearing about all the animals and the stories to go along with them. Some of those animals were pretty adventurous! And the names of some of those animals were quite… interesting. That was Anthony’s favorite part. I like that my kids can name some of the presidents that they didn’t know before because they can now associate a pet to go along with them.
I highly recommend this book. And yes, it was sent to me for free in exchange for an HONEST review. All opinions expressed are my own. LOVE IT!!
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