The art is dramatic and beautiful, and the book is very weird. But I liked it.

Disappointed in this one. Doesn't seem to meet who I expected the target audience to be. Mixes many elements rather disjointly - history, Abraham Lincoln, ghosts, current times. Pictures were great but wasn't a fan of the rest.

I wondered about this book at first but I found it rather entertaining. Not only does is show some of the White House dogs, but it also give a look at how far we have come as a nation. Very interesting way to portray this to younger readers.

Abe Lincoln's dream is a wonderful historical fiction picture book for third graders, that explores what President Lincoln's woes might have been as a ghost saying "there was so much to do beyond 1865." I could see myself using this book as a way to stage my compelling question for a discussion on the civil war, or what President Lincoln's Political ideas were, encouraging kids to make inferences about Lincoln's beliefs based upon what his ghost had questions about. This book in particular would...

I found this fun story on OverDrive. I really enjoyed this one. It's about Abe Lincoln's ghost haunting the White House, and the little girl who befriends him.

I have mixed feelings about this book. Here's what this book did for my 3rd graders: It piqued their curiosity and interest in Abraham Lincoln. It made them scurry to the biography section and search for books about Abe. That is a very, very good thing. Here's what this book did for me: It made me feel like I should have given my students some background on Abe before we read the book. Some of the questions that Abe was asking the little girl regarding the current state of people and our country...

This book was about a girl named Quincy. She is wandering through the White House having been separated from her tour group, and she stumbles upon the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. He seems sad because when he died, things were so uncertain and fragile in the country. He tells the girl of a dream he had where he was sailing to a distant shore. The girl and Lincoln fly around the United States and she assures him that while the country still has growing it needs to do, it has come a very long way sin...

A young visitor to the White House (a.k.a Executive Mansion, as Lincoln called it) finally puts Lincoln's ghost to rest in this imaginative picture book, answering his questions about the state of the nation.Love the design, varied fonts, tidbits of history, thick paper, muted palette with marvelous color accents (the rose garden, the cherry blossoms.) And the corny jokes. Best for sharing with elementary age children.

Definitely for older readers who can appreciate a big question to chew on, a little whimsey, and a touch of hope.

"Abe Lincoln's Dream" presents a different and interesting side to President Lincoln by incorporating true stories with a little bit of White House trivia. Lincoln was haunted by a recurring dream he had had several times, often before a significant event. In the story, Lincoln's ghost nervously stalks about the room that houses the Gettysburg Address. It takes meeting a young girl on a school tour of the White House to answer his questions and ease and put his spirit to rest. This story would b...

oh my gosh, does EVERY children's picture book have to make me cry???? I LOVE Lane Smith.

I'm a big Lincoln fan. Wasn't sure how I'd like this book. Loved it.Leave it to Lane Smith to use humor in a book about Lincoln's ghost. This book is a totally fun way of introducing Abraham Lincoln to kids. So many springboards: his presidency, his humor, how the country turned out after his death, his dreams of death and rumors of his ghost haunting the White House. Kids love that ghost stuff. Pair this with Maira Kalman's Looking at Lincoln, another favorite of mine.

A very dreamlike book in every sense of the word. That is, eccentric, odd, and rambly as true dreams are. Smith takes a dream Lincoln evidently had the night before his assassination and other nights too, the legend that his ghost haunts the White House, and literally takes off with it. And so we've got a little girl touring the White House today taking off on her dream and his too. Gorgeous art and design that is undoubtably the work of Lane Smith and Molly Leach.

In history, various dogs would not enter the Lincoln bedroom in the White House. Some believe it to haunted. One little girl meets the ghost of President Lincoln show shares his bad dream. The girl takes him flying over the nation to answer his questions. Only after these questions can he sail off to peace. It’s an interesting book. But… not one I would use with a lincoln lesson.

If I said - "Well it's Lane Smith" would people understand what I mean?

A young schoolgirl gets separated from her group during a White House tour. She finds herself in the Lincoln bedroom, a room (the reader is informed) that curiously sparked fear in some White House dogs. There she sees and speaks with the ghost of Lincoln himself. He tells her about a recurring dream, and reveals that he is deeply curious about the state of the union today. The girl, Quincy, tells him that the union survived, equality for all is progressing, and fellow man getting along with fel...

Genre: HistoricalSummary: A little girl has a dream about Abe Lincoln and he tells her about a dream he once had for the country. Critique: A. OrganizationB. This story was laid out in a way that told a great story with facts interwoven. The illustrations and text formatting was also laid out in a way that made the book interesting to read and merged elements of modern day and historical society. C. For example, Lincoln and the girl are flying around and he is asking her how things turned out wi...

From the bestselling author of It's a Book comes a funny, touching tale about the legacy of America's greatest president. When a schoolgirl gets separated from her tour of the White House and finds herself in the Lincoln bedroom, she also discovers the ghost of the great man himself. Together they embark on a journey across the country to answer Lincoln's questions and quiet his concerns about the nation for which he gave his life. This wholly original tale is signature Lane Smith; Abe Lincoln's...

A young African American girl puts the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, haunted by unfinished business, to rest. One of the most unusual and enjoyable Lincoln stories for young people I have ever seen.

Summary: This is a book which tells a story about a girl who meets Abe Lincoln and he wants to tell her his dream. His dream of course is the contents of the Gettysburg Address. The book is a blend of history and fiction the story is made up of things Lincoln actually said and his conversation with the modern day school girl.Audience: This book is intended for younger and middle elementary students.Appeal: The artwork is neutral and dreamy and very well done. The art matches the story very well