Duck for President
{{short description|2004 children's book written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Duck for President
| title_orig =
| image = Duckforpres.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| author = Doreen Cronin
| cover_artist = Betsy Lewin
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Click Clack Moo
| genre = picture book, children's literature
| publisher = Simon & Schuster
| release_date = 2004
| media_type =
| pages = 40
| isbn = 0-689-86377-2
| dewey= [E] 22
| congress= PZ7.C88135 Du 2004
| oclc= 53223488
| preceded_by = Giggle, Giggle, Quack
| followed_by = Dooby Dooby Moo
}}
Duck for President is the title of a children's book written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Betsy Lewin. Released in 2004 through Simon & Schuster, The New York Times Best Illustrated Book follows the further adventures of Farmer Brown's animals that were introduced in Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.
On April 9, 2007, the book was read by Laura Bush as part of the annual White House Easter egg roll.{{Cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/easter/2007/photoessay/01.html|title=White House Easter Egg Roll 2007|website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-08-17}}
Weston Woods Studios released a 15-minute animated version of the book, released as a bilingual DVD in 2004, the same year the book came out.
Plot summary
Reception
Responses to Duck For President have been generally favorable. Kirkus Reviews gave it a starred review and wrote "Lewin follows Cronin's lead in losing no opportunity to lampoon recognizable political figures." and "the comedy flows freely on more levels than one, and there's sufficient hilarity for all."{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/doreen-cronin/duck-for-president/ |website=www.kirkusreviews.com |title=Duck For President |date=1 January 2004 |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |accessdate=16 October 2015 }} while the School Library Journal noted "Lewin's characteristic humorous watercolors with bold black outlines fill the pages with color and jokes. Cronin's text is hilarious for kids and adults and includes a little math and quite a bit about the electoral process."{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/1259987/Reviews |website=www.buffalolib.org |title=Duck for President |publisher=Buffalo & Eric County public Library |accessdate=16 October 2015 }}
Publishers Weekly found "Though Cronin's latest Duck tale introduces the basic mechanics of the election process, it lacks many of the silly high jinks and clever plot turns that gave its predecessors their charm." but liked the illustrations calling them "a hoot".{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-689-86377-6 |website=www.publishersweekly.com |title=Duck For President |publisher=PWxyz LLC |accessdate=16 October 2015 }} Common Sense Media found it an "Easy, funny intro to politics for your brood."{{cite web | url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/duck-for-president |website=www.commonsensemedia.org |title=Duck for President |publisher=Common Sense Media Inc. |accessdate=16 October 2015 }}
Awards
- 2004 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, joint winner{{cite news|title=Children's Books; Best Illustrated Books (Books)|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F05E1D7173CF937A25752C1A9629C8B63|accessdate=17 October 2015|work=The New York Times|date=14 November 2004}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2004/11/10/books/20041114_BEST_SLIDESHOW_1.html?_r=0 |website=The New York Times |title=(Duck For President) |accessdate=17 October 2015 }}
- 2005 Book Sense Children's Illustrated Book of the Year, winner{{cite web |url=http://www.bookweb.org/news/2005-book-sense-book-year-award-winners-announced |website=www.bookweb.org |title=2005 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners Announced |date=14 April 2005 |publisher=American Booksellers Association |accessdate=17 October 2015 }}
See also
{{Portal |Children's literature}}