Here is the perfect book for celebrating Lincoln s 200th birthdayand a unique way to illuminate our 16th president for today s young readers. Based on an actual incident that occurred when Lincoln was just a boy, it shows that he, like so many children, wished he were taller (and it came true!); that he had a mischievous streak; that he loved words; andmost importantthat even as a small child he puzzled deeply over the concept of freedom. Amy June Bates s superb illustrations capture young Abe s personality, the warmth of his home life, and the enduring power of his one-time chance meeting with a soldier from the War of 1812."

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4+ years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

Jen Bryant is the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book River of Words and many other picture books for children. Cannaday Chapman is an illustrator whose work has been featured in the New York Times and on the cover of The New Yorker. Feed Your Mind is his first picture book. Amy June Bates has illustrated books including the Sam the Man series, Sweet Dreams and That's What I'd Do , both by singer-songwriter Jewel; and Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan. She lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with her husband and three children.