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32 pp.
| Cavendish |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5640-7$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Robert T. Barrett.
Weatherford (Obama: Only in America) here chronicles the First Lady's childhood and pre–Barack accomplishments, pointedly downplaying her White House days: "What Michelle vows is that she is a mother first and a First Lady second." It's a point well taken, but the text can be a little overdramatic. Barrett's sepia-heavy oils are disarmingly intimate, almost like personal photographs.