Before he became President of the United States, Barack Obama was a law student, a community organizer, and a Senator. He was also a successful author. His two best-sellers – Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope – helped introduce the public to his life and his beliefs. But those books were for adults, what about the kids?
We now have the answer: President Obama’s third book started appearing in bookstores yesterday, and it is a children’s book. The picture book, called “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,” features a drawing of Malia and Sasha Obama walking the family dog Bo on the cover. The book celebrates 13 American heroes and heroines, including former president Abraham Lincoln, scientist Albert Einstein, baseball player Jackie Robinson, and singer Billie Holiday.
The book also celebrates Mr. Obama’s daughters. He addresses them in the opening line of the book with the question, “Have I told you lately how wonderful you are?”
Mr. Obama wrote the book in 2008 before he officially took office in 2009. He is donating the money he makes from the sale of the book to a scholarship fund for children of disabled and deceased U.S. soldiers. Former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter also wrote children’s books.
