written by Suzanne Tripp Jurmaine
Dutton, 2007
- Received the Monarch Award 2008-2009 Master List
- 2006 Best Children’s Book of the Year (Selected by the Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education)
- Editor’s Choice issue of Booklist (January 2006)
“Putting a human face on one of the most famously wooden figures in American history, this picture book focuses on George Washington as a reluctant first president…Brightened with watercolor washes, Day’s strong drawings illustrate the story with wit and finesse…this thoroughly engaging book has a great deal to offer young students of American history…” Booklist, Starred Review
“Complemented by witty cartoon drawings, a lively text explains why Americans wanted George Washington to be their first president and how reluctant the successful general felt about accepting the position…” School Library Journal, Starred review