Children's Books to Educate and Inspire Before The 2020 Election

If there is any year to start talking to our kids about the importance of voting and elections it’s 2020.  My kids have a lot of questions this year and I think it’s in part to the news headlines they’ve seen, the conversations they’ve heard, and all of the things they’ve heard that I wish I could protect them from.  

I personally believe that having these conversations while they’re young will help them learn to understand and make informed decisions later in life.  My goal is to have these conversations with them now so they will ask questions as we go to form their own opinions and belief systems.

My husband and I take our kids to the polls with us, we have conversations with them about who we are voting for and why, and this year we are breaking open the following books to help us keep the conversations going...

Let’s jump right into the books…

VOTE!

Author Eileen Christelow explains voting, political parties, campaigns, debates, and more in an easy kid-friendly format. It had great reviews on Amazon so we decided to give it a try.

Under $9

Grace for President

I remember being in first grade and hearing that there had never been a woman president and my teacher telling me that I would probably see that change in my lifetime. It was exciting to think about and I can completely understand why Grace was just as eager to run her own race to become President. It’s a fictional story that is a fun intro to the American electoral system while teaching about hard work and determination.

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Hardcover Bold & Brave_ Ten Heroes Who Won Women The Right to Vote

Understanding the history of voting is an important part of learning why democracy and voting are so important. Reading the stories of the ten suffragists who fought for women’s rights to vote was fun and informative.

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The Electoral College: A Kid’s Guide

Understanding the Electoral College is extremely important in understanding how voting works. This guide is great for kids as it walks through fair and balanced viewpoints while keeping kids engaged and informed.

Under $8

The Kids’ Complete Guide to Elections

Similar to the Kids’ Guide to the Electoral College this book walks through popular questions kids have about elections, political parties, and election day. Like - what do donkeys and elephants have to do with our President and other elected officials?

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Politics for Beginners

I liked this book because it spoke about the importance of understanding politics because it’s everywhere. Some questions it answers include - what is a dictator? How can one person change the world? What is parliament? Plus so many other questions. It’s part of a bigger series like Business for Beginners so if your child loves this, it may be a great way to open up other interests.

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The Interactive Constitution

This book is SO MUCH fun! There are so many interactive features like color changing wheels, special vocabulary decoder, and more as they learn about the different types of government, checks, and balances, Bill of Rights, and all of the things important to understanding our Constitution.

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Democracy for Dinosaurs

If you’ve looked through my other book lists you’ll notice a theme - there is almost always ONE that involves dinosaurs and that’s because my little ones love a good dinosaur story. To be honest, I haven’t read this book yet because isn’t released until September 8, 2020. However, from the snippets I’ve read, it looks like it will be a great book for the little ones.

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Political Parties

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A Few More We Love

Don’t Vote for The Duck

This book was sent to me by a PR company and my husband and I had a blast reading through it. The mean duck is running for President of Washington Elementary and it’s up to the rest of the kids to show up with kindness to stop him. It definitely hits on some important moments that we are currently facing that adults would recognize while being a fun engaging books for kids.

Under $7

Start Now! You Can Make a Difference

You can make the world a better place by being you and this book talks about exactly that. I’m adding it to this list because I think in so many ways what we believe in and how we vote are so closely related and every single vote makes a difference.

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