Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It Happened in the White House: Extraordinary Tales From America’s Most Famous Home It Happened Inside the White House | 2000 | Kathleen Karr | Buy |
It Happened in the White House (2000) is a children’s non-fiction book by Kathleen Karr that gathers true stories from inside the most famous house in America. Rather than offering a standard history of the presidency, the book focuses on the odd, funny, and surprising things that have actually happened within the White House walls over the centuries.
Karr’s approach is to treat the White House as a living place full of real people, pets, children, and guests, rather than just a symbol of political power. The book was published alongside her Dear Mr. President fiction series, and together the two projects show Karr’s interest in making presidential history approachable for young audiences. It was published by Hyperion Books for Children.