Abe Lincoln : The Boy Who Loved Books
About
Long before he became president, young Abraham Lincoln was a boy in a log cabin who loved stories and words. He traced letters in the snow and walked miles just to borrow a book, building a love of reading that stayed with him for life. This moving picture-book biography shows how books changed Lincoln's life and how he grew up to change the world.
Why it’s great
In a tiny log cabin, a boy traced letters in sand, snow, and dust, borrowed books, and walked miles to return them. When he grew up, he became the sixteenth president of the United States. This picture book biography, which Kirkus Reviews calls a moving tribute to the power of books and words, shows how Abraham Lincoln's fierce love of reading shaped both the man and the leader he would become.
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