The President and Mom’s Apple Pie By Michael Garland

This book takes place in 1909 when President Taft comes to a young boy’s small town. As soon as President Taft steps off the train he smells a delicious aroma in the air. Thus, the young boy offers to show him around town until he discovers what that delicious aroma is. The young boy and President Taft stop at numerous different ethnic restaurants. President Taft devours a variety of different food including Italian food, stir fry, ribs and finally the young boy’s mother’s apple pie. Accordingly, the young boy’s mother becomes a hero and the young boy is very proud of his mother. All in all, I found the illustrations in the book interesting. The illustrator seemed to use a digital technique that gave the pictures a technology accent. I have not read many historical fiction books and I liked that this was a picture book. I feel as though reading a book like this as a read aloud will bring history alive for the students. Reading this book would be a great way to introduce history into the classroom.