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.

1 comment:

Mandy said...

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.