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Presiden'ts Day 2009

President's Day, or as it's officially known Washington's Birthday, is observed on the third Monday in February. A common misconception is that President's Day is the unification of both Washington and Lincoln's birthday, or that the observance includes all U.S. Presidents; neither is true. For the record, Washington was born Feb. 22nd and Lincoln was born on Feb. 12th. In 1968 and again in the 1980's the term President's Day came up for legal consideration in Congress but was not approved. A lot of the debate over the name of the holiday springs from the fact that state's can follow their own holidays in whatever way they see fit and many of them choose to also honor Lincoln, calling the celebration President's Day. Today, very few Americans prefer to call the observance Washington's Birthday in lieu of President's Day.

Here are some favorite children's books you can share with your child to celebrate and discuss President's Day:

A Picture Book of George Washington (Picture Book Biography)by David A. Adler, John Wallner, Alexandra Wallner

Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner