Michelle Obama: First Lady and Superhero: I Can Read Level 1

by Sarah Howden, Nick Craine (Illustrator)

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the first African American first lady.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 21, 2020

About the author

Sarah Howden is a children's book author and editor best known for her 5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls collection. She lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

[Vicki M. Z. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bored in the kids section.

[Stacie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I understand worrying about not accomplishing a task. But why did the girl have to fail? And then get a consolation high five from Michelle? Couldn’t the girl have worried, tried, and succeeded? Or add 2 pages to the book so the girl could try again and succeed? As written, the story is, you tried, you failed, hand shake, end of your story.

[Tonya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finding new bedtime stories for my 6 year old at the library and stumbled across this gem. 4 stars because being Canadian, my daughter couldn’t understand why it was such a big deal to go camping on a lawn with a white house. 😂

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 3 out of 5]

We prefer them without the framing story.

[Allyson Goose · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kindergartener and preschooler enjoyed this as a read-aloud, though I think it’s probably best for kids in K-2. It sparked discussion about the Obama presidency, what Girl Scouts do, and how great is it to do something a little hard even if it makes you nervous. The illustrations feature people from diverse racial backgrounds.