My Mom Votes! is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.4 and Literacy.L.1.5. Large color photographs of voting booths, elections, and rallies along with narrative nonfiction text are used to teach readers about the voting process, how it is done, why it is important, and what it can change. This book should be paired with “Electing Our Leaders" (9781448888429) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.