If You Go with Your Goat to Vote

by Jan Zauzmer, Andrew Roberts (Illustrator)

What happens when you go with your grown-up to vote?
 
If you are a kid, you may chew over the ballot.
If you are a bunny, you may hop to the polling place.
If you are a piglet, you may squeal with delight when you get a sticker.
And best of all, if you go with your grown-up to vote . . .  you will grow up to vote yourself!
 
Lighthearted and colorful,  If You Go with Your Goat to Vote shows little ones just what to expect on Election Day—and will inspire grown-ups to be model voters. Includes 16 stickers!

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Fiction, Juvenile

32 pages, Hardcover

Published September 22, 2020

Reviews

[Lisa D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Perfect book for the election for kids! A great debut! Too cute!

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

Various baby animals go with their grown ups to vote and each experiences a different part of the voting process. Each animal's voting experience is a little different, with a duck mailing in a ballot, a pig scanning in their form, an octopus coloring in bubbles, and a frog using a machine. Some animals wait in line; some stay up late waiting for results; some get their own voting stickers.

I think I was expecting something that gave more of an explanation of the voting process. Instead, this book acts more as a way to give kids a glimpse into what the actual trip to vote might be like for them and their family, acting more as a way to ease kids' fears of the unknown. Still useful, just different.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super timely book during a presidential election year. I loved the puns based on the animals throughout the book. It's also a nice way to show children the difference in words for young and older animals (ie: kid and goat, gosling and gander, etc). And the stickers in the back have me itching to break out the button maker immediately. I love any book that helps children understand the voting process.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a school librarian whose library is in the center of the school with no doors or walls. This book and its clever wordplay was cracking up the adults walking by my read-aloud. This is the best voting introduction book for young kids that I've read. I even learned something (platypus babies are called puggles, did YOU know?)

[Emma M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute. . . in concept. My kids couldn't move beyond the fact that animals don't actually vote. Also, who has children well-behaved enough to actually bring them with them when they vote in person? I'm stressed just thinking about it.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly rhymes with parent/child pairs of different animals going to vote, focusing on a tradition of children accompanying their parents and learning civics. The campaign posters are more interesting than the story, but it's not bad.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is too cute! The voting process is explained with adorable animal characters and lots of kid-friendly puns. A great read-aloud for the picture book set during election season!

[Mónica Mancillas · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second grader love, love, loved this book! So cute - a great read before Election Day, or anytime really!

[A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pun-filled picture book that guides young readers through a day at the polls. A terrific pick in advance of an election day!