In honor of the 4th of July, we asked the Governors and Governors' Spouses who comprise our list of 2015 Summer Reading Challenge Reading Ambassadors to share with us their favorite children's book. The list covers a lot of ground, from classics like Charlotte's Web and The Giving Tree to newer, hilarious reads likeThe Saggy Baggy Elephant and Pirates Go to School. We now have a whole new list of books to add to our summer piles. See below for all of the picks!
- First Lady Dianne Bentley (Alabama): Night in a Barn by Alabama by Faye Gibbons
- First Lady Donna Walker (Alaska): Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty
- First Lady Angela Ducey (Arizona): Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
- First Lady Susan Hutchinson (Arkansas): Horton Hears a Who! By Dr. Seuss
- Governor Hickenlooper (Colorado): Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- First Lady Carla Markell (Delaware): Harry Potter series
- First Lady Sandra Deal (Georgia): If Kids Ran the World by Leo and Dianne Dillon
- First Lady Lori Otter (Idaho): The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- First Lady Diana Rauner (Illinois): Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- First Lady Christine Branstad (Iowa): Piggie Pie! by Margie Palatini
- First Lady Mary Brownback (Kansas): Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
- First Lady Jane Beshear (Kentucky): The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
- First Lady Yumi Hogan (Maryland): American Girl Classic Series and Nancy Drew Classic Series
- First Lady Sue Snyder (Michigan): Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian
- First Lady Deborah Bryant (Mississippi): The Three Little Pigs and The Somewhat Bad Wolf and Pirates Go to School
- First Lady Georganne Nixon (Missouri): Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla
- First Lady Lisa Bullock (Montana): The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- First Lady Susanne Shore (Nebraska): Dragons are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky
- First Lady Kathleen Sandoval (Nevada): Good Night Moon, Love You Forever, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- First Gentleman Tom Hassan (New Hampshire): Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss
- First Lady Ann McCrory (North Carolina): Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
- First Lady Betsy Dalrymple (North Dakota): Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
- Governor Eloy Inos (Northern Mariana Islands): Charlotte's Web by Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
- First Lady Karen Kasich (Ohio): Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
- First Gentleman Wade Christensen (Oklahoma): The Three Little Pigs
- First Gentleman Dan Little (Oregon): Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
- First Lady Frances Wolf (Pennsylvania): The Box Car Children series
- First Gentleman Andy Moffit (Rhode Island): The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg
- First Lady Crissy Haslam (Tennessee): Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne
- First Lady Jeanette Herbert (Utah): The Saggy Baggy Elephant by K. Jackson and B. Jackson
- First Lady Trudi Inslee (Washington): Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak. And of course all the books written and illustrated by Governor Inslee. The governor creates a new book every Christmas for his grandchildren. To date he has written and illustrated 5 books
- First Lady Joanne Tomblin (West Virginia): The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- First Lady Carol Mead (Wyoming): Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
