Publisher's Weekly called the style "reminiscent of Grandma Moses's work" and we agree. With the historical setting of this book. ADORABLE!!! We admittedly are partial to thisĬute, folksy style of illustration, but regardless of your personalĪrtistic leanings, Nancy Carpenter's illustration style really words (Yes, we do mention slavery and civil war when teaching Lincoln to our first graders, but not in depth.) And as teachers, we especially appreciate the theme that runs throughout the book of Lincoln's love of words and learning and reading. To us, it seems age appropriate.celebrating the man without getting into areas that young ones don't yet have the context to understand. The focus is on his formative years and how his determination to learn and his resolve in overcoming adversity made him into the great person he was. Of what he did once he became the President, and no mention of the Civil War or slavery. The book ENDS with Lincoln becoming President. However, the BULK of the book is devoted to his early In a cabin in the woods to his adult life as a lawyer and eventually as
This book tells the story of Lincoln's life, from his childhood living It's one of the three or four Lincolnīooks that we read to our first and second grade classes each year Perfectly kid-friendly that early childhood educators will definitely Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books is so adorable and so
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