Rashad and the Gold Medallion: Featuring King Elementary School Kindergarten Students

In this story the egotistical mayor of a small town is in quite a quandary. The townspeople are in an uproar over his latest initiative which is to give a gold medallion to the most important citizen. The business owners and community workers are on strike. Young readers see the mauor grapple with the question of who the most important citizen is in the town. Is it the doctor, teacher, lawyer, judge, grocer, chef, fire fighter, police officer or is it the mayor himself. This is a spirited and engaging story that uses repetitive language to teach career education and the value of sharing to children under age 8.