Don't get too distracted by the title of this book. At first, I thought it was a story about our 31st president: Herbert Hoover. As someone who loves history, I was excited to read a poem about a historical figure.
But this has nothing to do with Herbert Hoover.
Hoover's Bride is a silly rhyming story about a man who marries his vacuum cleaner. Hoover, the main character, lives alone and never cleans his house. It acquires so much dust and dirt that one day, all the dust falls on Hoover. His neighbors introduce him to a vacuum cleaner named Elektra, and instead of merely cleaning his house, he falls in love with it. Somehow, they are able to get married, and while they are on their honeymoon, the people in the hotel room next door have a loud noise in their room. When Hoover inquires about the racket, he finds a woman and her "husband", a lawn mower. She, too, fell in love with her appliance and married it. Long story short--she and Hoover end up legitimately married, and the two ex-spouses end up rusting together in the dump. After all, a lawn mower can only go so far without gas and a vacuum cleaner needs someone to plug it in!This story, while humorous, is absolutely ridiculous. I understand the humor behind it, but what child will accept the idea that a man can marry a vacuum? I would not use this story in my classroom, but again, it is what I like to call a "mindless read." If it is one you have on your bookshelf, go ahead and leave it there, but if not, leave it in the dust.
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