First Pooch: The Obamas Pick a Pet

By Carole Boston Weatherford

Book Overview

Throughout their father's twenty-two month campaign for president, Malia and Sasha Obama begged their parents for a dog. Finally, when their father became the 44th president of the United States, he rewarded their patience and good behavior in his victory speech: "Malia and Sasha will get their new puppy." Would the girls choose a Foxhound like President George Washington's? Or a chocolate Labrador Retriever like the Clintons'? Maybe a shelter dog? Finally, on February 25, 2009, they decided to look for a Portuguese Water Dog to move into the White House. Art rendered in watercolor, gouache, and pencil.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761456368
• ISBN13: 9780761456360
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Two Lions
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2