This Little Voter

by Little Bee Books, Carol Herring (Illustrator), Ann Bonnie

Overview

Cast your ballots! Celebrate voting in this election day-themed twist on the classic nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy"! Collect them all-more in the Nursery Rhyme board book series!

These little voters are busy getting ready to cast their ballots! They're registering, marking the date, watching debates, and wishing readers a happy election day. Little ones will love this sweet twist on the classic nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy"!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499813241
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	08/23/2022
Pages:	16
Sales rank:	474,822
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

Editorial Reviews

2022-05-25
Voting is cool!

Eager, wide-eyed, diminutive students are voting today—to visit the museum or the zoo. They note Election Day on the calendar, “register,” engage in campaigning and debate, and, of course, cast their ballots in makeshift boxes. All these exciting activities are narrated to the jaunty rhythm of the iconic finger game “This Little Piggy.” While that ditty is likely familiar to almost all little ones, the formal procedures of voting, as named and depicted here, are almost surely not. Small children know all about expressing and making choices, but campaigning? Listening to debates? Casting ballots? “Voting”—even if ballots are marked with crayons on paper? The good news is adults will share this board book with young audiences—and have a lot of explaining to do—and, hopefully, be reminded to perform their civic duty themselves. The not-so-good news is the verse, unlike the charming original, is clumsy. The cheery illustrations are more appealing; however, since many scenes depicting the activities leading up to and including voting show only groups, it’ll be confusing for kids to identify exactly who “This little voter” refers to on most pages. Kids are racially and ethnically diverse, the teacher is brown-skinned, some students wear glasses, and one child uses a wheelchair. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Don’t elect this as a first choice. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews