Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

A Hero for our generation and the next....

What a wonderful book for my adopted biracial children. The same message that I have instilled in them all of their lives, reach for the stars, they can be anything they want to be!

25 out of 26 people found this review helpful.

Relatable

My students really make connections with Barack Obama. They felt the same pain that he experienced being without his parents. They also could relate to being raised by a grandparent. This story made them feel as if anything were possible if you studied in school. You have to believe in yourself. It doesn't matter if you have one parent or two. Hope and hard work is the key. This book was truly inspiring.

16 out of 17 people found this review helpful.

Hope for All

This book is empowering. Especially to the children who may come from homes that do not seem like the norm in society. Barrack's life speaks volumes to the children we have in our home. Thank you for putting Barrack's story in children's storybook form. It has become one of my favorites. It is right up there with Martin's Big Words. Thanks you!!

13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

Dreams can come true...

YES, WE CAN. We can dream. YES, WE CAN. We can achieve those dreams. YES, WE CAN. We can change America. YES, WE CAN. This story chronicles Obama¿s life as he leads up to running for President. The historical nature of the story is intriguing. They used to call him Barry until he embraced his father and his name Barack. As his mother taught him proper English, Godly virtues, and love of family his sense of adventure took hold. Education was his foothold and studying was his pastime. Barack felt the urgent need to help the community overcome the adversity and now he is making history¿ The illustrations are absolutely breathtaking. The storyline seems to be historical correct and the important dates chronology provide validation. The story touches on several topics ¿ divorce, family, values, education, and community involvement. The family tree, additional sources and bibliography prove the intense research used to write this book. Deltareviewer Reviewing for Real Page Turners

13 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

I collect childrens' books

This book is a wonderful, expansive ways to help children appreciate the diversity of 'normal' experiences in their own lives, and to foster empathy for the divergence in the lives of others. Barack Obama is a gift, and so is this book!

12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

A great book

To the person with the negative comment they could not be more wrong about this book. This book was written by Nikki Grimes without the assistance of Barack Obama and in my opinion I think the book was written beautifully. It was done in two weeks but she put her heart and soul into this projected and did all of her research. Her books usually takes her 3 to 4 months. I think the story line was super and the illustrations were fantastic. I purchased the book when it first came out and would buy it twice over.

11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

This books literally speaks volumes

As an elementary teacher in an urban setting , I find the book to be educational and entertaining . Many of our students have expereinced being raised by single moms who face challenges of their own . It reveals how a mother's love can make up for what is not present in a childs life , whatever it may be . This book speaks to the heart of anyone who has a love and respect for children , education and the teaching of values at a young age. Children must learn tolerance and a respect for others from those adults who they love and respect . It then becomes a natural progression into their daily thinking and interactions with their peers and eventually the world . Congradulations to Nikki Grimes for taking this opportunity to share the story of a young child who dared to keep the principles taught to him by his mom and grandparents. The fruits of thier labor was not in vein

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Couldn't Be More Full of Himself

What a shameful display this book is. Even before he could possibly take office Barack Obama paints himself as a Messiah figure something so incredibly egotistical it is beyond describing! This kind of approach to our leaders is dangerous. If you create in the mind of a child a hero out of a fallible and flaw-ridden person you've just made a god out of a man. Pure and simple. The same tactic is employed in George Orwell's 1984, may I mention.

4 out of 48 people found this review helpful.

Great book to introduce Obama to your kids!

Stimulates discussion with your kids and provides nice story of President Obama's life.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Barack Obama by Nikki Grimes, Byan Collier (Illustrator)

With knowing that I purchased this book for my children to learn from, I found it to be written with a child's full understanding of what they would be reading. Although, like many books written throughout life, this book turns the pages in time of what our new president went through in life that helped him build the ideology which assisted him to winning the election. Lessons learned through those that have been in our lives years ago, although the truth is the lessons we hold onto to carry us through to our dreams. President Barack Obama, like myself, heard the words of Martin Luther King Jr. of "I have a dream" which turned stones after stones to the new American dream to change the ideology within the political arena. I strongly feel that this book will open the eyes of tomorrow's children to know that they can be what ever they set their dreams on to be when they grow up.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great for today's kids

This story is not just about Barack Obama, first African American Presidential nominee. This story reveals the feelings and emotions of kids struggling with extended family difficulties, the "D" word (divorce), mixed family backgrounds, feelings of parental abandonment, and identity issues. The great focal point was the demostration of hard work to either accept or overcome the issues and succeed. I sent this book to every juvenile boy and girl in my family, as a xmas gift, regardless of economic or family status. I got many thanks from parents and kids.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Perfect For Young Readers

My teen daughter showed me this book in the store. I took a picture walk through it and then did a quick read. Bravo Nikki! I bought this book and am now allowing it to spend one night at each 2nd grader's home in my class. The style of writing is touching and will appeal to both children and their parents.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Baractuful!

When I saw the book on display and began to peruse through it, I immediately saw that it was well written and illustrated for children. I purchased two, one for my granddaughter and grandson. My granddaughter, who was with me, read the entire book before we got home. She loved it and wanted to take it to school to share with the class. It really gives children a better insight of the childhood and history of our new President. Congrates to the writers.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

A nice book

Nice inspirational story. For younger kids, check out "Barack Obama 101" - a board book for parents and grandparents to share this historic moment with the next generation of Americans.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Is Barack Obama the next Mao?

This book makes Barack Obama appear to be some sort of a God figure. And the art portrays him as if he was Mao! The art alone in this book looks like communist propaganda posters from the 1960's in China!!! I would NEVER let my Child read this book!! It's propaganda!

2 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Barack Obama

The art work is incredible. I used it in my classroom. It is a keepsake for any family with children.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

great book

a great book for kids to read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope

It is an excellent book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Son of promise, child of hope? Are you kidding me?? How about a reality check.

I'm all for teaching our children about important historical figures. But it disappoints me to see such a book proping up Barack Obama to young and uninformed minds as if he were an iconic figure like MLK or Abraham Lincoln. When the man clearly has no real record outside of political campaign rhetoric. It's not very honest to our children to make something out to be more than what it really is. There was a transfer of power to the other party, that is what the book should be about. Not about making Obama the posterchild for "hope" and "change" when hasn't even made a policy decision yet. It's too bad we can't keep partisanship out of our children's literature.

1 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

Nice story and illustrations but not really a complete biography

We loved reading and seeing the lovely illustrations in this book.
However my second grader was doing a book report and it just didn't have enough info for the report.