How Not to Run for Class President

by Catherine Hapka, Ellen Vandenberg, Debbie Palen (Illustrations)

Looking for a fun, light introduction to the campaign process? Join the brothers from the How Not to . . . series as they navigate a class election! Third grader Will couldn’t care less about boring school politics. But when his friend Chelsea proposes a Reading Buddy program that would require Will to hang out with the kindergartners (and therefore his little brother, Steve), he makes an impulsive decision to run against her! Supportive brother that he is, Steve takes full responsibility for managing his brother’s campaign . . . and things quickly spiral out of control.
 
This fun reader gently teaches what it means to be a responsible politician, and even gets some election basics into the mix. A hilarious tool to kick off classroom units on elections!
 
Step 4 Readers use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. These books are for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

Genres: School

48 pages, Paperback

First published May 24, 2016

About the author

Catherine (Cathy) Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and adults, as a ghostwriter for series as well as original titles, including the Romantic Comedies Something Borrowed, The Twelve Date of Christmas, and Love on Cue. She lives in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hapka, Cathy and Ellen Titlebaum How NOT to Run for President, EARLY READER, 48 pgs. Random House, 2016. $3.99. Content: G.

Will is in 3rd grade. His brother Steve is in Kindergarten. It’s class election time, and Chelsea (who is running for class president) wants to start a “read to the kindergartners” program. Will spends enough time with his little brother and wants nothing to do with Steve at school. He says he’d rather run for president himself than follow Chelsea’s idea. When Steve overhears that Will is running for class president, he takes over as campaign manager and makes all sorts of unrealistic promises to the kids who would vote for Will. Can Will get out of this before he’s stuck in an office he doesn’t want?

Splendidly illustrated, this fun early reader looks at both sibling rivalry and the election process. I fun and funny story.

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[XZ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just get this feeling that Steve is gonna run for class president eventually 🤣

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun companion to How Not to a start a third Grade

[Katie Merkel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cute and funny!

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will is a normal third grader with an annoying kindergarten brother. When a girl in his class, Chelsea, wants to run for class president and have their class be reading buddies with kindergarten, Will feels that the only way to stop it is to try to be class president himself. Even though he really does not want to, his kindergarten brother, Steve, is determined to help him become third grade president. Unfortunately, Will finds that his brother promises impossible things to make third graders want to vote for Will. Will must decide whether or not to go along with the deceitful politics, or make things right.
I really enjoyed this story by Catherine A. Hapka. It is easy to get caught up in the moment and say things you didn't mean. Poor Will is on a roller coaster ride of a campaign that he can't figure out how to stop until the end. The book is a really quick read, and I could see second through fourth graders enjoying this book.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Third grader Will loves his little brother Steve, but he also finds him extremely annoying. After learning that his classmate, Chelsea, plans to get the third graders involved in a project with the kindergarten class, Will has had enough brotherly involvement and throws his hat into the ring for the class election. As it turns out, Steve insists on running his brother's campaign and turns out to be quite a campaign manager. The only problem is that Steve makes promises that Will can never keep, promises that turn the tide of the election and almost insure that Will will be elected. In the end, of course, Will does the right thing, and readers learn six important tips about class elections along with Will. The text and illustrations will keep elementary grade readers engaged and reading happily as they fly through the pages to see how things turn out.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will is in 3rd grade. His brother Steve is in Kindergarten. It’s class election time, and Chelsea (who is running for class president) wants to start a “read to the kindergartners” program. Will spends enough time with his little brother and wants nothing to do with Steve at school. He says he’d rather run for president himself than follow Chelsea’s idea. When Steve overhears that Will is running for class president, he takes over as campaign manager and makes all sorts of unrealistic promises to the kids who would vote for Will. Can Will get out of this before he’s stuck in an office he doesn’t want?

Splendidly illustrated, this fun early reader looks at both sibling rivalry and the election process. I fun and funny story.

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[Keshia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute! Good life lessons for kids (and adults) to learn.