Synopses & Reviews
In this extraordinarily tender, humorous, and lyrical look at young Abe Lincoln, Kay Winters introduces us to a boy who, despite heartbreaking hard times, never lost his passion for storytelling and learning. Whether he traced letters in dust, walked miles to return a book just so he could borrow a new one, or kept a book in his back pocket while he did his chores, young Abe always yearned to learn something new.
Abraham Lincoln grew up to be the sixteenth president of the United States. He loved books. They changed his life. He changed the world.
Synopsis
Learn about the early life of Abraham Lincoln in this picture book biography that Kirkus Reviews calls "a moving tribute to the power of books and words." In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and walked miles to bring them back.
When he grew up, he became the sixteenth president of the United States. His name was Abraham Lincoln.
He loved books.
They changed his life.
He changed the world.
Synopsis
In a tiny log cabin
a boy listened
with delight
to the storytelling
of his ma and pa.
He traced letters
in sand, snow, and dust.
He borrowed books
and walked miles
to bring them back.
When he grew up,
he became the
sixteenth president
of the United States.
His name was
Abraham Lincoln.
He loved books.
They changed his life.
He changed the world.
About the Author
Kay Winters was a classroom teacher and a college instructor before becoming a full-time writer. She is the author of Wolf Watch, named to the Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year list, and also an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists. Other books include Tiger Trail, Did You See What I Saw?: Poems About School, and the Teeny Tiny Ghost series. She loves visiting schools to speak about her books. Kay lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Earl. Visit her Web site at www.kaywinters.com.