Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)
Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country)
by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer
illustrated by Stacy Innerst
Summary: A biography of one of America's greatest presidents, focusing on his use of wit and humor, and his love of language.
Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
by Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer
illustrated by Stacy Innerst
Summary: A biography of one of America's greatest presidents, focusing on his use of wit and humor, and his love of language.
Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
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The text and illustrations in this book work very well together. The illustrations have an element of exaggeration and humor to them.
I particularly like the illustration where Lincoln's head and feet are cut off...he simply can't be contained.
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