Children's author Anne Bustard on her favorite picture book biographies and a few collected biographies, too, birthday by birthday.
Saturday, August 04, 2012
August 4 Birthday: Barack Obama
Barack Obama, US President
August 4, 1961-
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Bryan Collier (Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008)
Celebrating hope and a can-do attitude, this biography about Obama takes readers from his birth in Honolulu to his presidential election victory.
Currently in office, more information about our 44th President of the United States can be found at the White House.gov web site.