Being Teddy Roosevelt: A Boy, a President and a Plan - Tapa blanda

"Mills writes with such a light, humorous touch that many scenes beg to be read aloud. Much information is subtly woven in to the narrative, and the gathering of world leaders at the tea is a sight to behold." --Kirkus Reviews

"Enriched by its portrait of grade-school friendships and goofy classroom happenings." --Booklist

"Bully for Riley and bully for Mills for writing a timely, comfortable school story filled with likable fourth graders." --The Horn Book

"Children will appreciate this gentle lesson about achieving a goal." --School Library Journal

"Mills introduces an ingenious, likable lad. Alley's animated art enhances the tale's humor and helps capture the characters' diverse personalities." --Publishers Weekly

"A clever lead-in to a biographies unit, and the classroom, social, and family dynamics will be warmly and wryly familiar to middle-grade readers." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Mills offers her usual sparking humor and insight in this appealing story." --Buffalo News

Riley O'Rourke is writing his report on President Teddy Roosevelt in preparation for the fourth-grade biography tea, but he has a far more important goal: to get a saxophone so he can take instrumental music. His mother can't afford to rent him a sax, and he's sure he'll never save up enough money to buy one. But as Riley learns more about Roosevelt's "bully" spirit, he realizes that there just might be a way to solve his problem after all.

Claudia Mills' sparkling story about the influence of important historical figures is enhanced by tender, insightful illustrations.

Being Teddy Roosevelt is a 2008 Bank Street--Best Children's Book of the Year.