An intimate, moving portrait of Abraham Lincoln as rarely seen—through the eyes of his children—and captured in exquisite illustrations.

Historians claim him as one of America’s most revered presidents. But to his rambunctious sons, Abraham Lincoln was above all a playful and loving father. Here is Lincoln as seen by two of his boys: Willie, thrilled to be on his first train trip when Lincoln was deciding to run for president; Willie and Tad barging into Cabinet meetings to lift Lincoln’s spirits in the early days of the Civil War, Tad accompanying him to Richmond just after the South’s defeat. With the war raging and the Union under siege, we see history unfolding through Willie’s eyes and then through Tad’s — and we see Lincoln rising above his own inborn sadness and personal tragedy through his devotion to his sons. With evocative and engaging illustrations by P.J. Lynch, Rosemary Wells offers a carefully researched biography that gives us a Lincoln not frozen in time but accessible and utterly real.
Back matter includes an author’s note. Introduces the legendary president through the perspectives of his youngest children, Willie and Tad…Rarely does a biography so robustly engage the audience's emotions.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Captures moments in time, from a child's perspective, in a very momentous life.
—Books4YourKids

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—Tina Says

This is the story of real people, real children, a real family, as told from the perspective of Lincoln's sons Tad and Willie.
—PlanetEsme