10 Picture Books about Voting & Elections

Students begin learning about ourAmerican democracy in elementary school but what about little kids? To be honest, even as a parent, it’s hard sometimes to explain to our older kids the difference between electoral votes versus popular votes. So here are 10 books on voting we rounded up to help me you out!

Vote for Our Future!

by Margaret McNamara, illustrated by Micah Player
Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote

by Kirsten Gillibrand, illustrated by Maira Kalman
One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote

by Bonnie Worth, illustrated by Aristedes Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Shane W. Evans
What’s the Big Deal About Elections?

by Ruby Shamir
The Night Before Election Day

by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Amy Wummer
Courageous First Ladies

by Heidi Poelman, illustrated by Giovana Medeiros
Civics : Democracy Rules!

created by Basher, written by Shannon Weber
V is for Voting

by Kate Farrell
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez

by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts
And even more books:

If You Go with Your Goat to Vote
Our Pledge, Our Promise3
Democracy for Dinosaurs
Duck for President
Curious George Votes!
Grandma’s Big Vote
I Voted
Vote for Me!
Equality Calls
Lift as You Climb
President of the Whole Fifth Grade
The Woman’s Hour : Our Fight for the Right to Vote
The Next President
Everyone Gets A Say
Heidi Heckelbreck for Class President
Finish the Fight
Grace For President
Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote
Mindy Kim, Class President
What is an Election?
What Is A … Presidential Election?
History Smasher : Women’s Right to Vote
Bad Kitty for President
Go Vote, Baby!
The Constitution Decoded
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
Thank You for Voting
Lifting as we Climb : Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box
We are the Change
What’s the Big Deal about Elections?
The President of the Jungle
If I had Your Vote
Dr. Seuss’s Every Voice Counts!