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O'Connor, Jane

If the Walls Could Talk: Family Life at the White House

48 pp. | Simon/Wiseman | September, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-689-86863-4 $16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Gary Hovland. A brief text and busy watercolor art in the style of editorial cartoons provide tidbits about the presidents and their families. Andrew Johnson liked to make quilts; Teddy Roosevelt's children slid down the White House stairs on cookie trays; Ike and Mamie Eisenhower ate dinner in front of his-and-her TV sets. This lighthearted overview of daily life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is browsable and fun. Bib.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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