The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln - Hardcover

Reiss, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0843102713 ISBN 13: 9780843102710

Publisher: Price Stern Sloan, 2003

Synopsis

As a young boy who looks identical to Abe Lincoln, Benjy finds life difficult as he is constantly teased, always gets the same parts in the play, and typically gets the same silly gifts for his birthday, yet while spending the summer at a special camp for other look-alike kids, Benjy learns an important lesson that makes him begin to appreciate his special features.

About this title

About the Author:

David Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon and its sequel Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon, written by Patty Lovell; I Wanna Iguana and its two companion books I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Go Home, written by Karen Kaufman Orloff; Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel; The Middle Child Blues by Kristyn Crow; and We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6--This picture book about an eight-year-old who is unhappy because he looks like Abraham Lincoln is unlikely to find an appreciative readership. When Benjy is sent to "Camp What-cha-ma-call-it: The Camp for Kids who look like Things," he learns to appreciate his appearance after he meets children with even bigger problems. One camper looks like the Mona Lisa, one resembles a toaster, and another child looks like "the back of a horse." At the end of the summer, Benjy returns to school with enough confidence to run for class president. Reiss's sly humor is reflected in Catrow's cartoon drawings. While the brief text and silly art indicate a primary-grade audience, the plot is better suited to older children, but they're likely to be turned off by the format.--Doris Losey, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, Tampa, FL
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About this edition

• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0843102713
• ISBN 13: 9780843102710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Catrow David