The poems and the background information in this books are done quite well. I just have an overall issue with how Lincoln is glorified and we teach children that he is the ‘greatest” without looking at flaws. That is my only issue with this book. Otherwise it is well done. ( )

Most people know Abraham Lincoln as the 16th president of the United States. But, most aren’t aware that he was also a poet. Abraham Lincoln enjoyed reading and sometimes even writing poetry as a young man.
Read the recently published children's picture book, then learn more at the website:
THE SUPERLATIVE A. LINCOLN by Eileen R. Meyer and illustrated by Dave Szalay contains eighteen poems about Abraham Lincoln along with background information and an illustration for each poem. An author’s note encourages children to write their own poetry.
LINCOLN AS POET is a web guide from the Library of Congress that explores Lincoln’s life as an avid reader of poetry. It also shares surviving verses written by Lincoln as a teen including both digitized documents in his own handwriting along with transcriptions.
LINCOLN AS POET
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Most people know that Abe Lincoln was our 16th president. What they might not know is that he was the most distracted farmer, the best wrestler, and the craftiest storyteller. The poems inside of this book show his Superlative nature. I would recommend this for anyone who loves to read about honest Abe and learn through poetry some of his best kept secrets. ( )

One of the most loved presidents of the USA, Abraham Lincoln, lived in a time of hardship but overcame many obstacles to become the great man we know him as. Author Eileen Meyer adds tidbits of Abraham’s history after a quaint rhyming poem on every page turn. Written for children but even this adult learned some new facts.

The art by David Szalay and whimsical poetry make this book fun and interesting. Some of the facts about the president are well known but I found a few I did not know. Not only was he the tallest president he was also a farmer… but not a good one.
There is absolutely nothing I dislike about this book. It is nice to look at, the wordplay brings joy and I learned about a person that is part of my country’s history.

I would probably recommend this book for ages 7 and up. Of course, the “and up” in my mind definitely includes adults. After all, an adult wrote this and probably learn new things writing this as well. ( )