Children's Book Recommendation

I read a chapter book aloud to the kids almost every night.  The book we just finished was one I picked up at the library because I thought the title sounded like it would interest Caleb.  He read a few pages and put it down, but when I read it aloud he couldn't get enough. In fact, no one could - this book was extremely popular with all the kids.

The Kid Who Ran for President is about a 6th grader named Judson Moon, who, through the influence of a friend, begins a campaign for president that grows beyond his wildest imagination.  The story is well told and  peppered with simple wisdom (politicians lie, the good old days weren't all that good, etc.).  It also sneaks in a good deal of knowledge about the American election system.

In short we highly recommend this book and look forward to checking out more of Dan Gutman's writing.