Which Puppy? Book

I gave this book 5 stars because it has diverse characters and relates to current events. This story stems from President Obama's speech where he told his daughters he could get a dog. Soon all the animals, even ones that were not dogs wanted to be chosen to be the first dog. After all the animals put in their thoughts on what kind of dog the first family would want, they held a lottery. The dog that won the lottery had rigged it, so he did not get to go to Washington. A guinea pig and two dogs were the ones choses to go since combined they had the characteristics of a "first dog." Finally the two puppies and a guinea pig arrived at the White House only to find they had already chosen a dog. They were disappointed but Sasha and Malia wanted them to at least stay for awhile and play with their puppy.
I would use this book as a read-aloud to a K-3 class and perhaps to a comparison between different breeds of dogs or different pets.