A childs first book of trump

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Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2019

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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022

The Good: Very reminiscent of Dr. Seuss books we all grew up with. The witty wordplay and unique art.

The Bad: It’s based on true events which is both heart wrenching and nauseating. Just take a gander at all the snowflake reviews that don’t comprehend political satire unless it’s by their false god humiliating people with disabilities.

The Ugly: The protagonist of this short book and it’s supporters. Like really… the ones who should always be wearing a mask pandemic or not.

The Summary: Learn to take a joke. Laugh at all the horrific years the previous administration infested upon the world and heal. Also the book has sold out everywhere and is nearly impossible to find new so good luck!

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022

This book is HYSTERICAL! Very a la Dr. Suess.

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2021

Tells the truth about ‘the Trump’, in no uncertain terms. Easy enough to read that even the MAGA-est of MAGAs will be able to comprehend the words, even if they’ll never understand the message.

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2022

Absolutely love this book! It's very Dr. Seuss in it's writing and imagery, it's adorable and has a great message!

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016

I bought this based on an interview with the author that I heard on NPR. The book is altogether wonderful. The rhyme, meter, and illustrations really work well in the Seuss tradition, bringing fun, surprise, and play into each page. Like good Seuss, it stands up to multiple readings. It also has served me well in engaging my children in discussions of American and World politics. My daughters are just out of middle school, and it is difficult to engage them for more than a few seconds in anything besides their own social milieu. But this book was fun and funny, and on surface light enough to draw them in, and then draw them out. They even began asking questions and testing out their own opinions. Best of all, the book ends with the message that Trump is not The Trump, he is not unique, and there are practical ways in life of dealing with a trump, or a class of loud bullies full of bunk. Like all good children's books, this has life lessons with a spoonful of sugar.

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019

Excellent and funny rhyming takedown of Trump. In my opinion, this book is for adults anyway, so it’s not leading children down some path of disrespect for the office of the President of the USA.

Trump himself respects no one other than himself, so he doesn’t deserve anyone’s respect; he doesn’t automatically get respect from US citizens or from people around the world just because he sits in the Oval Office. That’s not how it works.

If anything, teach your children well: that they earn respect by showing it to others, being forthright and honest, and that it takes sincerity, practice, open mindedness, acceptance, understanding and compassion — that’s a great lesson. Wish we could teach our baby DJT but he has none of the requisite qualities!

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2016

The book, of course, is a satire and not really intended for children. Let me quote the first page in which a college professor type (illustrated by Marc Rosenthal) is holding forth: "Dear reader, I know that you might be confused/After spotting this creature that's been in the news./What is this strange beast you keep hearing about?/Together, I think we can figure it out...." The verse is consistent quatrians with the same (aabb) rhyme scheme. And of course, there are the references to this "beasty," i.e., "Its hands are, sadly, underdeveloped."
I am a senior citizen (and definitely not a Trump fan!) who leads a group of other seniors in a writing workshop. So this is going to be fun to use with them, my hope being that some of them might attempt writing "A Child's First Book of Hillary."
Although the author (poet) quite clearly is not a fan of the presidential candidate he writes about, his satire is not bitter but consistent with the Dr. Seuss-like poetry.

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021

Nodding my head in agreement (or shaking my head in disbelief) with every line. Bought one for myself and one for my neighbor. She loves it, too. Have to laugh sometimes to keep from crying (or screaming in horror).