Abe's Fish

TITLE: Abe's Fish  A Boyhood Tale of Abraham Lincoln
AUTHOR:  Jen Bryant
ILLUSTRATOR: Amy June Bates
PUBLISHER: Sterling
COPYRIGHT: 2009

Young Abraham Lincoln and his family learn an important lesson one day when he goes fishing.  His family expects him to bring home fish for their supper.  They are disappointed when he returns home without a catch until he tells them what happened to the fish he did catch.   

The illustrations are wonderful and give you the feel of being with Abe as he goes fishing. 

This book is appropriate for elementary aged children.  Author's Notes are included with more detailed information at the back of the book as well as where she got the idea of this book. 

I really enjoyed this book and thought it had a great lesson.  This is a great one to read in my opinion!

Looking at Lincoln

TITLE:  Looking at Lincoln
AUTHOR:  Maria Kalman
ILLUSTRATOR:  Maria Kalman
PUBLISHER: Nancy Paulsen Books
COPYRIGHT: 2012

A young girl sees a man on the street who reminds her of Abraham Lincoln.  The book goes on to tell a brief history of this amazing man's life from his birth to his death including interesting facts about his life, family, and presidency.

The artwork in this book is very bold and bright. 

This book would be appropriate to read to an early elementary class to learn more about President Lincoln or to celebrate President's Day.