The Next President
February 19th, 2020 by jules
I reviewed Kate Messner’s The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents (Chronicle), illustrated by Adam Rex and coming to shelves in March, for the Horn Book. And that review has been posted over there. As I wrote in my review, there are picture books aplenty about U.S. presidents, but I recommend you make way for this breath of fresh air. To read the entire review, head here.
Today here at 7-Imp, I have some spreads from the book, and Adam also shares some early sketches. I thank him for sharing.
the presidents of tomorrow are always out there somewhere. …”
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there were nine future presidents already alive in America. …”
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What are they doing right now?”
(Click either image to see spread in its entirety)
(Click either image to see spread in its entirety)
THE NEXT PRESIDENT: THE UNEXPECTED BEGINNINGS AND UNWRITTEN FUTURE OF AMERICA’S PRESIDENTS. Text copyright © 2020 by Kate Messner. Illustrations copyright © 2020 by Adam Rex and reproduced by permission of the publisher, Chronicle Books, San Francisco. All sketches reproduced by permission of Adam Rex.
