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Presidential Biographies

Our top choices of picture and chapter book biographies our country's presidents.

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  • George Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. And President William Howard Taft, a man of great stature - well, he got stuck in a bathtub. Now how did he get unstuck?
    Picture Book, 2014Sommerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014. — J PICTURE BARNETT
  • Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.
    Book, 2000New York : Philomel Books, c2000. — J 973.099 ST. GEORGE
  • Grover Cleveland, Again!

    a Treasury of American Presidents

    Burns, Ken, 1953-
    A gorgeous collection of American presidents filled with fun facts and sparkling with personality, from nonfiction master Ken Burns.
    Book, 2016New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2016] — J 920 BURNS
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything

    Kalman, Maira
    Discover the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president. Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for writing the Declaration of Independence. But there¿s so much more to discover. He played violin, spoke seven…
    Book, 2014New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2014] — J B JEFFERSON
  • Franklin Roosevelt idolized his cousin Teddy Roosevelt. He started wearing eyeglasses like Teddy, he spoke like Teddy, and he held the same public offices as Teddy. But then one day his life changed-he got sick. He developed polio and he could no…
    Book, 2016New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2016?] — J B ROOSEVELT
  • In April, 1796, young Charlotte Stuart writes a series of letters to George Washington, whose portrait's being painted by her father, reporting on her efforts and those of her brothers to follow the rules of good behavior in the book Mr. Washington…
    Picture Book, 2015New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, [2015] — J PICTURE CULLEN
  • Barack Obama

    Son of Promise, Child of Hope

    Grimes, Nikki
    Nikki Grimes's lyrical text and Bryan Collier's distinctive collages tell the inspirational story of Barack Obama. Raised in Jakarta and Hawaii, Obama has become a force for social change. Like JFK and Martin Luther King, Obama is a link in the long…
    Book, 2008New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008. — J B OBAMA
  • Lincoln Tells a Joke

    How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)

    Krull, Kathleen
    This unusual biography of Lincoln highlights his life and presidency, focusing on what made his sense of humor so distinctive—and so necessary to surviving his tough life and times.
    Book, 2010Boston [Mass.] : Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. — J B LINCOLN
  • Presents the life and accomplishments of the fortieth president of the United States, from his early movie career, to his time as governor of California, to his two terms as president.
    Book, 2011New York : DK Pub., 2011. — J B REAGAN
  • How do you remember things? President Abraham Lincoln used a special trick -- he placed reminders under his top hat! Read all about it and more in this updated picture book edition perfect for anyone looking to discover fun facts about one of our…
    Book, 2021New York : Random House, [2021] — J B LINCOLN'S
  • Joey

    the Story of Joe Biden

    Biden, Jill
    The first ever picture book about the young life of Joe Biden, including never before told family stories about the president and former vice president's childhood written by Jill Biden, his spouse.
    Book, 2020New York : A Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J B BIDEN
  • Learn about Teddy Roosevelt and how he helped protect the environment in the United States.
    Book, 2015New York : Random House, [2015?] — J B ROOSEVELT
  • A clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.
    Book, 2012Boston : Clarion Books, 2012. — J 920 FREEDMAN
  • Celebrate Lincoln's remarkable life in a fresh and exciting way. Lincoln's legacy is everywhere. But who was he, really? The little girl in this video wants to find out. Among the many other things, she discovers our sixteenth president was a man…
    Book, 2012New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, ©2012. — J B LINCOLN
  • Lives of the Presidents

    Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)

    Krull, Kathleen
    Presents the lives of the presidents, focusing on their roles as parents, husbands, pet owners, and neighbors, while also including humorous anecdotes about hairstyles, attitudes, diets, fears, and sleep patterns.
    Book, 2011Boston : Harcourt Children's Books, 2011. — J 920 KRULL
  • A Boy Named FDR

    How Franklin D. Roosevelt Grew Up to Change America

    Krull, Kathleen
    This appealing picture book biography focuses on FDR's childhood years through his entry as a young man into politics and his battle with polio. It shows how, from childhood on, FDR was compassionate, cheerful, determined, and enormously likable. A…
    Book, 2011New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2011. — J B ROOSEVELT
  • A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth. A timeline taken from diary entries and other nonfiction sources follows.
    Book, 2003New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2003. — J 973.41092 CHANDRA
  • A lyrical, illustrated account of how the third American president helped create the world's largest library, the Library of Congress, in Washington, D.C. This book shares excerpts from primary source documents that include Jefferson's thoughts on…
    Book, 2013Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2013. — J B JEFFERSON