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A. Lincoln and Me. Written by Louise Borden Illustrated by Ted Lewin Presented by Jesilyn Bergmann. Imagine A Man Who:. dropped out of grade school ran a country store went broke took 15 years to pay off his bills took a wife and had an unhappy marriage ran for House, lost twice
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A. Lincoln and Me Written by Louise Borden Illustrated by Ted Lewin Presented by Jesilyn Bergmann
Imagine A Man Who: • dropped out of grade school • ran a country store • went broke • took 15 years to pay off his bills • took a wife and had an unhappy marriage • ran for House, lost twice • ran for Senate, lost twice
had an audience indifferent • was attacked daily by the press and despised by half the country
He was a man with “a big heart” (Borden 1999), and the will to succeed... • and he did just that!
Lincoln and Ben • Lincoln’s story is told through this warm and inviting children’s book, A. Lincoln and Me. • The character of the teacher shares the story of Abraham Lincoln to comfort a young boy in her class, Ben.
Ben, a boy “skinny as a beanpole and tall for his age” (Borden 1999), is often laughed at and picked on by those around him. • Mrs. Giff, Ben’s teacher, shares with her class the heart-felt story of Abraham Lincoln-who once was laughed at himself. • Everybody laughed at Lincoln when he said he would be president...
but nobody laughed at him when he led the country out of the Civil War. • Similar to Lincoln, Ben is laughed at and made fun of, but there are times when everybody realizes Ben’s size can come in useful. • Ben begins to wonder if he will amount to anything...
Will he? • Will others begin to accept Ben for who he is, and who he may become? • Will Ben see he can do anything he puts his mind to, even if he is discouraged by others?
Read A. Lincoln and Me, to find out if Ben rises above and beyond the laughter of his peers. • Perhaps Ben will be the next “A. Lincoln!”
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.” • ~Abraham Lincoln
References • Borden, L. (1999). A. Lincoln and me. New York: Scholastic Press. • Himes, J.C. (1996). The wit and wisdom of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Gramercy Books.
