Friends of Montclair Library

Today is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Lincoln was an avid reader and also the inspiration for lots of interesting books. The library has been closed the last few days for Lincoln’s birthday and budget cuts, but why not check out one of these titles when the branch opens up again Tuesday, February 14? Many of them are at other branches, but they’re easy to request online or at the library.

For kids:

• A. Lincoln And Me by Louise Borden (Preschool and up)
• Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books by Kay Winters (Grade K-2)
• Abe Lincoln’s Hat (Step into Reading) by Martha Brenner (Grade K and up – easy reader)
• Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers by Karen Winnick (Grade K and up)
• Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman (K and up)
• Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire (Grade K and up – A Caldecott Medal Book)
• Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last! by Mary Pope Osborne (Grade 2 and up) (not available at OPL)
• Lincoln’s Legacy (Blast to the Past) by Stacia Deutsch & Rhody Cohon (Grade 3 and up) (not available at OPL)
• Abe’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Doreen Rappaport (Grade 3–6)

For grown-ups:

• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith – “While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years.”
• The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Daniel Mark Epstein
• The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: An A-Z Compendium of Quotes from the Most Eloquent of American Presidents by Alex Ayres (Editor)
• With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stephen B. Oates