{"id":16933,"date":"2012-03-28T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=16933"},"modified":"2014-05-16T00:36:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T04:36:56","slug":"vote-for-me-by-ben-clanton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/vote-for-me-by-ben-clanton\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for Me! by Ben Clanton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vote<\/a>Given this is a presidential election year, I know you’ve been searching for the perfect (non-partisan!) political primer. Look no further … this is definitely it.<\/p>\n

On the (left) blue pages, you have the Donkey grabbing your attention with a few compliments about your “great hair” and “dazzling smile.” On the (right) red pages, Elephant reminds you that “[y]ou’re too smart” to fall for such flattery, especially since he’s really the one who is so “adorable.”<\/p>\n

The debate ensues as to who’s the very best candidate, complete with promises to voters for candy (“suckers”) and peanuts (although Uncle Sam is allergic). A cataloguing of various family connections on either side is also proffered, because knowing who’s who will surely help you get ahead in any race, right?<\/p>\n

The mud-slinging proves inevitable, but both candidates soon enough see the error of their partisan ways. In a moment of wishful peace-making, blue and red literally become \u00a0purple (oh, so very clever!) … at least until the independent little guy surprises everyone and becomes the Big Cheese.<\/p>\n

According to his jacket flap bio, creator Ben Clanton<\/a> “ALWAYS tells the truth”! Veracity notwithstanding, he certainly couldn’t have made up a more perfect name to author this truthfully delightful text. [Its deceptive simplicity, I must mention, is oh so wonderfully reminiscent of Lane Smith’s fantabulous (and Luddite-friendly) It’s a Book<\/a><\/em>. Here’s hoping the resemblance channels some bestselling sales figures for Clanton’s menagerie, too.]\n

Go ahead, take a media break … not that politicking is ever a laughing matter (ahem!), but we’ll all be better citizens if we occasionally\u00a0remember to indulge our sense of humor.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: All<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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