FDR’s dog Falla wouldn’t enter the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House. Neither would LBJ’s dog Yuki, or Ronald Reagan’s Rex. But Quincy, a young African American girl who wanders from a present-day White House tour, is drawn into the room by the sight of a tall man “dressed in black from hat to boot” with a “long face that made her feel sorry for him.” She’s nonplussed by Lincoln’s ghost, who promptly walks through a wall. He tells her silly jokes and asks questions about what happened to the Union after 1865. “And equality for all?” Lincoln asks. “It’s getting better all the time,” Quincy responds. The night before he died, Lincoln dreamed he was on a ship, “sailing rapidly for some shore I know not where.” After her encounter with Lincoln, which concludes with him glimpsing the American flag on the moon, Quincy dreams of “a tall man in black, on a boat moving rapidly toward the rising sun. He was smiling.” Lane Smith’s fanciful picture book includes many playful references, just the right dose of silly humor, and a young protagonist who stands comfortably on equal footing with the ghost of president Lincoln. (Ages 6–9)

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 Dream is funny, touching, and surprising in a way only possible from this master picture book creator.

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