What's the Big Deal About Elections

From ballots to bonfires, from suffrage to stumping, this kid-friendly picture book filled with fun facts and historical trivia shows why voting is so important and why America gets to call its government a body of, by, and for the people.

Did you know that Election Day is on Tuesday because that was the best day for farmers to vote? Or that George Washington was our only elected president who ran unopposed? Or that Native Americans were only given the right to vote in 1924? It's all true!

We hear a lot about political campaigns on the news, but there's tons to know about elections beyond the politics of each race. Who gets to vote? Who gets to run? What do elected officials do once they're in office--and what do candidates do if they lose? Why do people fight so hard for the right to vote? In this kid-friendly, fact-filled book, young readers will find out how Americans choose their leaders, local and federal, and why elections should matter to them, even if they can't vote (yet)!

Praise for What's the Big Deal About Elections:

"An informative introduction to the importance of voting, and a great choice for group reading choice before election season." --School Library Journal

"An empowering choice." --Kirkus Reviews

"This latest entry into the What's the Big Deal about . . . series is an upbeat discussion starter." --Booklist

• One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
• What Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids)
• Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote
• What's the Big Deal About Freedom
• When You Grow Up to Vote: How Our Government Works for You
• Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Turning Pages: My Life Story
• We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
• Vote!
• If I Ran For President