![]() My hope is that young readers will help make that future!Ģ. that bullying and untruthful boasts and bravado will be less tolerated. My hope is that in another 8 years, Vote for Me will not be as relevant. I have written and illustrated a number of books since I made my debut with Vote for Me, but I think this title remains one of my best (and admittedly most polarizing) read-alouds. I think a humorous take on this can be a great way to open a dialogue. ![]() ![]() The divisiveness, name-calling, and mud-slinging parodied in Vote for Me are pervasive realities that people (including kids!) see and hear on a daily basis. If anything, Vote for Me is more relevant now than when it first published in 2012. Why did you decide to revisit this title?īen Clanton: Unfortunately (and I think unsurprisingly), politics and elections haven’t become any cleaner in the past 8 years. Vote for Me was originally published in 2012. Hello! Please welcome our special guest today, Ben Clanton, creator of Mo’s Mustache and the graphic novel series Narwhal and Jelly as he talks about his re-issued edition of Vote for Me!ġ. ![]()
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