Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. Her name was Alice. Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things. Father called it running riot. Alice called it eating up the world. Whether she was entertaining important White House visitors with her pet snake or traveling the globe, Alice bucked convention and turned every new experience into an adventure! Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek family life inside the White House. Prose and pictures spring, gambol, and two-step across the pages to celebrate a maverick American heroine.

THE DINOSAURS OF WATERHOUSE HAWKINS

- 2002 Randolph Caldecott Medal Honor Book

- 2002 ALA Notable Children's Book

- 2001 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award for Nonfiction

- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Book Award winner

- 2001 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year

- 2001 Book Links "Lasting Connections"

- 2001 New York Public Library — 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

- 2001 Parenting Reading Magic Best Books of the Year for Ages 4-8

- 2001 CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

- 2001 CBC/NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children

- 2004 New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Awards & Garden State Teen Book Awards, Best Younger Nonfiction for Grades 2-5

WALT WHITMAN: WORDS FOR AMERICA

- 2005 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor Book

- 2005 ALA Notable Children's Book

- 2004 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year

- 2004 Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year

- 2004 Kirkus Editor's Choice

- 2005 CCBC Choices

- 2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award

- 2004 New York Public Library — 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

- 2004 California Book Awards for Juvenile Literature

"It's hard to imagine a picture book biography that could better suit its subject than this high-energy volume serves young Alice Roosevelt. Kerley (The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins) knows just how to introduce her to contemporary readers: 'Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem. It wasn't herding thousands of cattle across the Dakota badlands. He'd done that. It wasn't leading the Rough Riders.... He'd bagged a grizzly bear, captured outlaws, governed the state of New York, and served as vice president of the United States, and still he had a problem. Her name was Alice.' Debut illustrator Fotheringham creates the perfect mood from the start: his stylish digital art sets a fast pace, making use of speed lines (rendered in dots, these earn their names) and multiple vignettes to evoke characters in perpetual motion. His compositions wittily incorporate headlines, iconic images and plenty of Alice blue, too. Kids will embrace a heroine who teaches her younger stepsiblings to sled down the White House stairs ('Alice tried to be helpful,' Kerley writes soberly as Fotheringham shows her in action), entertains dignitaries with her pet snake and captivates a nation with pranks and high jinks. Ages 4-8." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography of President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice gives readers a peek of family life inside the White House. Prose and pictures spring across the pages to celebrate a maverick American heroine. Full color.