The Horn Book Guide

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Kimmelman, Leslie

Mind Your Manners, Alice Roosevelt!

40 pp. | Peachtree | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56145-492-1 $16.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Alice, President Theodore Roosevelt's eldest daughter, was famous for her unconventional behavior. In this picture book biography, Kimmelman's lively text and Gustavson's spirited oil paintings capture the personality of a woman who refused to follow the rules (though the story here is just as much about President Roosevelt's accomplishments as it is about Alice). A brief author's note provides further biographical information.

Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot