Fingerprints on the Table: The Story of the White House Treaty Table

Fingerprints on the Table: The Story of the White House Treaty Table by Connie Remlinger Trounstine, illustrated by Kerry P. Talbott, tells the story about the Treaty Table, a real object that remains in the White House collection today.

Through moving illustrations, the story of the Table is told from its construction in 1869 to its use at the White House by Presidents Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama as a Cabinet Room Table, a setting for the signing of important peace treaties, and as a presidential workspace.  The author speculates on whether the presidents' children may have also left their fingerprints on this historic object over the years.

Gold Medal Winner, Children's Non-Fiction — 2013 Living Now Book Awards
Gold Medal Winner, Juvenile (Ages 9-12) Historical Fiction — 2013 Mom's Choice Awards