Barack Obama: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters

BARACK OBAMA is the forty-fourth president of the United States. Born in Hawaii to a mother from Kansas and a father from Kenya, he himself is now the father of two daughters, Malia and Sasha. It was spending time with them that inspired him to write Of Thee I Sing . After Barack Obama became president, he and his wife, Michelle, and their daughters moved into the White House in Washington, DC, where they currently live with their dog, Bo.

LOREN LONG is the bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of many beloved books for children, including Drummer Boy and the New York Times bestseller Otis . Born in Missouri and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, he is also the illustrator of Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could , as well as Toy Boat , I Dream of Trains , and Wind Flyers . He lives in Ohio with his wife, Tracy, their two sons, Griffith and Graham, and their dogs, Elle and Moon.

Text copyright © 2010 by Barack Obama

Jacket art and interior illustrations copyright © 2010 by Loren Long

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eISBN: 978-0-375-98329-0

The illustrations in this book were created using acrylic on board.

November 2010

FIRST EDITION

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