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for Me! by sitelinkBen Clanton is a fantastic introduction to the voting process and why it is important to stay civil during political discussion,

Using the images of a Donkey and an Elephant to represent the Democratic and Republican parties respectively allows for an immediate connection for fresh readers and guardians alike.
sigh I don't know.

If adults can't figure out how to function without dehumanizing each other, it's hard to try to translate that concept to children though I do generally believe children to be much more openminded than their adult counterparts.
. We know that making friends with others across the political aisle can often be a moral issue, when they refuse to acknowledge our rights to exist, so like, I kinda worry about impressionable young marginalized children thinking that they need to sit back and take it, because it's coming from "a friend".


If anything, it's clearly good material for a discussion, and kids notice these things, They make up a significant and important part of our human population, and to think they aren't impacted by the adults around them arguing and namecalling about these defining issues is naive.
So I guess I would want to see this book used as a model to start a discussion, rather than one to end it, if that makes sense.


Like, of course we want to have these conversations in a developmentally appropriate way, and this book can facilitate that, but it doesn't deal with the fact that this book only really has to exist because of how grownups can't figure out their own crap and their cruelty leaks out and impacts our kids.
Hey, you! Yes, you with the dazzling smile! The donkey wants your vote, So does the elephant. Can you imagine Each will do just about anything to win your vote, They boast, name call, make dumb promises, exaggerate and act like ill behaved children As the tension mounts, and these two annoying candidates resort to slinging literal mud balls and tossing insults.
Suddenly, the election results are in! Our mud slinging candidates are in for a little surprise as an unknown rises to the position,


While this picture book is a timely satire of American politics, I dont see an audience among children, Although neither elephant or donkey get what they wanted, is it okay to act as they did

Put this one on the quirky adult satire shelf.

Same simple illustration feel as Clantons Narwhal and Jelly, And obvious political satire with Elephant and Donkey, Their disagreements escalate to literal mudslinging, It is a decent talking point for two parties running against each other and making promises that are unrealistic, Might be more funny in a different political environment, Probably funny to kids but hits too close to home for adults suffering political fatigue,
NOTE: Myyear old thought it was HILARIOUS, I wouldn't use it on its own for a school lesson on voting or democracy, But it might add an element of

fun for kids to a serious topic if balanced with a factual book, There are better choices like "Grace for President" or "Duck for President" etc, But this is not specific for the presidency, Author/illustrator Ben Clanton explores the world of American party politics in this amusing picturebook, as Donkey and Elephant the symbols of the Democratic and Republican Parties square off against one another.
Each one contends that they are the better candidate, and that the voter should choose them, Soon their championing of their own virtues leads to mudslinging, and pointing out their opponent's vices, Unbeknownst to them, however, a third party has gotten involved, . .

Simple enough for a young picturebook audience to understand children may not know about the electoral college, but they know ALL about namecalling, after all! but clever enough to entertain adult readers I think we'll all recognize these behaviors Vote for Me! is an excellent introduction to the nature of party politics and electioneering in the USA, pitfalls and all.
I enjoyed the narrative, which I found quite amusing, and thought the artwork captured the humor of the story perfectly, Clanton has managed to distill some home truths about our political system here, presenting them in an entertaining way, Recommended to anyone looking for fun picturebooks to explains American party politics and elections to younger children, Hey, you! Yes, you with the dazzling smile! The donkey wants your vote, So does the elephant. And each will do just about anything to win your support, Brag Sure! Flatter Absolutely! Exaggerate, namecall, make silly promises and generally act childish Yes, yes, yes and yes, Soon, the tension mounts, and these two quarrelsome candidates resort to slinging mud literally and flinging insults, And what happens when the election results are in Well, let's just say the donkey and the elephant are in for a little surpriseand a certain bewhiskered, thirdparty candidate is in for a first term.


Vote for Me! is a timely satire of American politics, but it's a story readers of all nationalities and ages will recognize, Comical, retro illustrations in shades of blue and red, of course are completely winning, and the duelling duo's insultladen exchanges promise to have readers laughing out loud, Super cute political explanation for children!

Granted that there are jokes in this book that I don't think that a younger audience would get but they will still enjoy the illustrations and the twist ending.
Donkey and Elephant are trying to win some sort of election no election is ever specified, Very quickly the mudslinging begins, literally, Then name calling and insults, Eventually both say very hurtful things and they realize they've been really mean to each other, They agree to be friends but realize that someone has to win the election, So the implore readers to vote, When the results are in they are shocked,

Perfect for voting time but also hilarious for storytime, This is a great picture book to teach children about political elections,

In this story, Donkey and Elephant are both running for president, They want to convince the reader to vote for them, They use promises and bribes to try to convince you, Then they have a fight and call each other names, In the end, they realize they dont want to be mean to each other, The election results were a surprising twist at the end,

This story introduces the idea of elections to children, It is based on the donkey and elephant representations of American political parties, but the same idea can be applied to any political parties, The two animals display the same behavior of name calling and bribes, so it doesnt favour one party over the other, I especially liked the surprise ending,

I really enjoyed this childrens book,

Thank you Penguin Random House Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, I almost feel like this should be required reading for every candidate, . . Such a great book, especially for school aged kids, about how easy it is for political things to become crazy, This book truly brings the madness of politics to a kids level, It's silly and entertaining as well, Age: Krd grade
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Donkey and Elephant demonstrate the mudslinging and namecalling that happens during an election, A funny, entertaining introduction for school children to the realities of an election that they will be exposed to, whether adults want it that way or not.
With proper follow up and activities, teachers and adults can have excellent discussions about the more negative side of elections and how we can work through it, They're at it again, the Elephant and the Donkey, and they want your vote, As each animal tries to make a case for why you should vote for him, their arguments and wordslinging escalate to the point of hurting one another's feelings.
While the book has possibilities for providing examples of propaganda techniques and helping future votes be more critical during election time, both animals were rather annoying, I'm assuming they stand for the Republican and Democratic parties, but even if they don't, readers can form their own conclusions about the limited choices being offered by both candidates.
The pencil and watercolor illustrations are simple and allow the ferocity of the adversaries to fill the Vote for Me!'s pages from beginning to end, Donkey and Elephant are trying to get the reader to vote for them, When the competition heats up, will they say things they regret And will mudslinging really get them the voters

This is definitely a tongueincheek commentary on American political campaigns.
It's also a lesson that when you are mean to others, it wins you no popularity points, And that you need to be careful with your words, Donkey and Elephant still have some things to learn by the end, but they have made a little step toward how to disagree civilly, Not my favorite picture book, but I'm sure some will find it hilarious, SOOOOO CUTE! And the winner is, the INDEPENDENT MOUSE! HAHAHA! I love this picture book, . . I received this book through LibraryThing Early ers,

The first time I read this book, I wasn's sure I really liked it, I think the reason primarily was because I was still employing my adult brain to this picture book, being so fed up with the "real life" politics we are currently living through, that I just couldn't see the attractiveness of this book, with the "mud slinging" etc.


I read it again a little later, and I still wasn't ready to write a review, I let it lie for a couple of weeks, and picked it up again, This time, I really enjoyed it, The donkey and elephant representations, the unfortunate relatability of the scenarios in the book to real life, and then, at least in the book, that the tactics didn't work for the donkey amp elephant.
It was a nice way to basically show that when you are mean to others you won't necessarily win too bad that wasn't what happened in reallife adulthood.
In the end, in fact, they basically became friends, What a nice way to come together after not being nice, . . to forgive each other. I wouldn't read this to really little kids, such as preschool, because I don't think it should be very relateable to wht they know, . . I'm not sure. Vote For Me written by Ben Clanton tells the story of a feuding donkey and elephant trying to persuade the reader to vote for them, This picture storybook is a good representation of the government parties in America, The donkey and elephant go back and forth bickering over who is better and why you should vote for them, Out of nowhere a clever mouse comes in to steal the show, After a name calling, spit ball flying fight, the elephant and donkey realize there hurtful words and actions will get them no where, This book is great to introduce the party systems in a History lesson and would be age appropriate for fourth or fifth graders, The illustrations go great with pictures, on each two page spread there is one blue page behind the donkey and a red page behind the elephant, When the two sides come together the background color changes to purple, blue and red mixed together, This is a cute book to help readers see the multiple party systems in America, استطاع بن كلانتون عرض مفهوم ديمقراطي مهم من خلال عرض طرق وخطوات العملية الانتخابية وطرح العديد من الطرق المختلفة التي يلجأ إليها الناخبون في المناظرات وجذب الناخبين بطرق معنوية ومادية.
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اsitelink me/paMrpsfyears آه, . . ماذا أقول وقد أعاد لي هذا الكتاب الكثير من ذكريات الدراسة في الكلية نعم أعادني لذكريات العامين الأخيرين في الكلية الاقتصاد والعلوم السياسية ومشاركتي في نموذج محاكاة الكونجرس الأمريكي

يعلم الولدان الكبيران هذا ويعلمان بسفري وتدربي هناك وقد لاحظا متابعتي للانتخابات الأخيرة فسألا العديد من الأسئلة من قبيل من هؤلاء الذين تتابعين من يمثلون هل لابد أن يكونا مرشحين اثنين فقط هل هناك مستقلين ما فرصهما هل يكره المرشحان بعضهما ماذا سيحل بالخاسر هل يتعاون مؤيديهما لاحقا

أجبتهما أريتهما صورا لتيشرتات لدعم حملة هذا ضد ذاك ربما يوجد موديل أو اثنان فيهما تجاوز في حق الآخر! يتعجبان! وأشرح لهما كل ما هو غير مفهوم

وقررت أن أريهما هذا الكتاب الساخر بعنوان انتخبوني من تأليف ورسوم الأمريكي بنكلانتون وأول ما سألا عنه هل اختيار الحمار والفيل من قبيل السخرية قلت لهما لا بل هي رموزهما المعتمدة فهذا ليس أي حمار والآخر ليس أي فيل بل هما الحمار والفيل الرمزين الفعليين للديمقراطيين والجمهوريين

الكتاب ساخر ولطيف حقا ورسومه مضحكة ويصلح لكل الأعمار كما يروج له كاتبه ويصلح للقراء من مختلف الدول فعلا فسيصبح حكاية مسلية فعلا عن حمار وفيل وفأر من الغابة ولكنني أجده مناسبا للسن الكبير ففيه رمزية وفيه الكثير مما يثير التساؤلات المرشحان هنا يركزان على نفسيهما وكل منهما لديه الأنا عالية يعاير أحدهما الآخر يتبادلان الاتهامات وبينما ينتظران النتيجة يفاجئان بفوز مرشح مستقل وهو الوحيد الذي عمل بصمت وأقنع الناخبين واطمأن الناخبون له

فعليا وفي الحقيقة لم يوجد سوى رئيس أمريكي واحد مستقل غير حزبي هو أول رئيس جورج واشنطن بينما كان هناك بعض الرؤساء ممن ينتمون لحزب تم حله مبكرا وأحزاب أخرى والباقين ينتمون لأحد الحزبين الرئيسيين

الكتاب في عمومه لطيف ومضحك وبسيط جدا وهو من إصدار دارنهضةمصر

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