First Children: Growing Up in the White House

by Katherine Leiner, Katie Keller (Photographer)

An insider's look at how the children of seventeen first families dealt with the ups and down of being raised amid the unique environs of the White House, in an informative study complemented by archival illustrations and photographs.

Genres: Nonfiction

157 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1996

About the author

Katherine Leiner has been writing since she was a child. She has published many award-winning books for children and young adults and, more recently, her first novel for adults, Digging Out, published by Penguin. She is working on another novel due out in 2012. "

Reviews

[Veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

While reading this book I was surprised by how much new knowledge I was taking in! This is a great book for the upper elementary ages. Getting to know about president's children is a fun way to get into nonfiction and also see that there are similarities even though it can be such a big difference! It comes with historical like pictures that give the mood a boost. I think this would be great for even a fun read, children may not have to read each individual background, but it's a great way to get some insight.

[Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pleasant book to read with Brooklyn as an adjacent to the Presidents, this book gives vignettes of children who lived in the White House over time, up until the Clintons. There are nice notes, a chart of the terms of office, a selected bibliography, and though there is no index, it is not in need of one, as the table of contents is very thorough. Photographs throughout.