You can almost hear the axes ringing in the woods or touch Abe's hand as he leans toward you while telling a story...
Cheryl Harness has painted scenes from Abraham Lincoln's growing-up years with a remarkable feeling for what it was like to be living on the frontier in the early 1800's. With a carefully fashioned text, her outstanding picture book biography reveals the experiences, talents, and interests that sparked Lincoln to seek public office, and captures the spirit of the times, unforgettably.