White House Easter Egg Roll Book-Reading Shows Off Obama's 'Wild' Side (PHOTOS)

The president is unleashing his wild side.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle welcomed spring with Monday's White House Easter Egg Roll, celebrating the warm weather with games and book-readings for kids.

Malia and Sasha took part in the activities, too, by taking turns reading from "A Sick Day for Amos McGee" by Philip C. Stead. But what caught our eye was the president's own ability to bring books to life with his colorful depiction of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are."

Check out photos of the president's fun reading performance below. At a time when American high school students are reading books at the fifth grade level, could he inspire more of our youth to not only take up books, but more challenging ones?

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• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

• Easter Egg Roll Reading

  President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reads "Where the Wild things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 9, 2012, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Comments

[ssullymets]

11:08 PM on 04/11/2012

At the Easter Egg Roll Reading President Obama looks like he's tripping &
Mrs. Obama looks like she's giving birth.

[Mary Mendy]

09:06 PM on 04/10/2012

lmao ain't he cute, sasha doesn't look too impressed

[Jonathan Cairo Ender]

04:06 PM on 04/10/2012

I wish for once, the President would add an event for Passover since it's practically the exact same time as Easter. Why don't we find the affikomen? It kinda sucks as someone who's part of the Jewish faith to be just forgotten as if the religion/faith doesn't exist.

[rinman9]

06:13 PM on 04/11/2012

muslims will never acknowledge you man. this guy did away with national prayer day and replaced it with muslim prayer day. but he claims he is a christian. LIAR

[Jonathan Cairo Ender]

06:20 PM on 04/11/2012

I'm not trying to bash the President at all rinman9. I'm merely saying, if we're going to have some major event that's obviously circulating around one religion, we need to do it for others. Easter Egg hunt, Affikomen hunt, Kwanza potluck at the White House or even break the fast for Ramadan at the White House. It's called equality.

[aprilglaspie]

11:51 AM on 05/08/2012

Take your stelazine, you loony toon.

[MsMarchHare]

08:14 PM on 04/16/2012

There is a Passover Seder held at the White House every year.

[hypyrwyf]

01:32 PM on 04/10/2012

Those pictures made me laugh! Awesome.

[Penelope Pitstop]

01:03 PM on 04/10/2012

that's what they'll look like in Nov after he loses the election

[ToniaB]

04:27 AM on 04/11/2012

Please tell me you're holding your breath...

[Torn Pec]

08:01 AM on 04/10/2012

This whole Easter thing is apparently new to the Occupants of the WH.

[land2341]

08:09 AM on 04/10/2012

EH? Looks like he enjoys being with kids. I'm waiting for the day some one in the White House gets to be honest about celebrating Eostra or Ostara. Someday I won't spend the day laughing at christian ministers bending over backwards trying to fit the bunny and eggs into the christian doctrine....

[Torn Pec]

08:52 AM on 04/10/2012

wowwweee you are just bitter

[hypyrwyf]

01:33 PM on 04/10/2012

Except for the other 3 Easters we have pictures of.

[Grant in Calgary]

08:55 PM on 04/09/2012

Lou Reed- Walk on the Wild Side

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNknGIKkoA

[susanbsbi]

08:47 PM on 04/09/2012

Looks like everybody was having a great time.

[elizlucinda]

06:38 PM on 04/09/2012

Hi Jessica: Yes it does......
i hope you feel better soon........

cheers......

[Jessica Ann Stallings]

05:19 PM on 04/09/2012

Looks he had fun! :)

[Jessica Ann Stallings]

05:23 PM on 04/09/2012

*ahem*

Looks LIKE he had fun.

(I'm fighting a cold, btw.)