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Booklist - 08/01/2009 The author of How Do I Love You? (2005) and The Runaway Latkes (2000) introduces readers to Teddy Roosevelt’s irrepressible eldest daughter, Alice. Kimmelman’s fictionalized text highlights Teddy’s accomplishments, while emphasizing that Alice’s behavior often left the President dumbfounded. Others have cited many of these same antics (riding a pig and keeping a pet garter snake), and Kimmelman adds that Alice’s father and siblings also knew how to have a good time. Gustavson’s energetic oil paintings do justice to Alice’s shocking escapades, and parts of the text (Teddy’s admonitions begging Alice to behave) are cleverly incorporated into the art. Children will especially enjoy the spread of the Roosevelt family roller-skating through the White House, and spy the children’s pony hiding in the elevator. Similar in format and style to Barbara Kerley’s What To Do About Alice? (2008), Kimmelman’s text is somewhat shorter, making it ideal for reading aloud. Young readers will appreciate having the choice of both. - Copyright 2009 Booklist.

School Library Journal - 09/01/2009 Gr 1–3— Kimmelman's story, ostensibly about the irrepressible Alice Roosevelt, is as much about her father and his accomplishments. Each spread opens with a statement about what Teddy can handle (sickness, fighting, the vice-presidency, diplomacy), faced with a page of what he can't handle (one of Alice's many antics), and followed by the admonishment, "Alice, mind your manners!" Gustavson's realistic oil-on-paper illustrations convey the period while capturing the humor and vivaciousness of the Roosevelts. The author does not provide readers with much historical context, however (Alice's behavior may not seem so outlandish today), and emphasizes Teddy's frustration and parental incompetence. Barbara Kerley's What to Do About Alice? (Scholastic, 2008) does a better job of conveying time and place and the president's appreciation of his daughter's individuality.—Lisa Egly Lehmuller, St. Patrick's Catholic School, Charlotte, NC - Copyright 2009 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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