Review of The Pogo Candidature

Walt and Selby Kelly, 1976, The Pogo Candidature, Alligator Books and Sheed, Andrews, and McMeel. Published after Walt's death and presented as a children's book. Well, even though this book is about 50 years old, politics hasn't changed very much. And I'm sure there are quite a few children who would enjoy it. I will just say that I was a child when I read my first Pogo book, and I loved it from the beginning. I suspect that many of today's children would have the same reaction, and don't need something watered down. <br><br>Nothing in this book is original. It is all short sequences of panels taken out of the other political Pogo books. The pictures are printed in a large format, one panel per page, which does make the details of the beautiful artwork easy to see. I can't recommend this book if you have most of the others, because the material is simply duplicated. However, if you know a small child who might have an interest in politics and you can find a copy of this book, giving the book to them as an introduction to the subject might be a good idea.