Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
by Rafael López
Picture book · ages 4–8 · grades K–3 · 620L · 2019
Why we'd hand it over
A luminous picture-book biography with Rafael López's signature watercolor style; introduces kids to a remarkable pianist most have never heard of, and the historical detail (Civil War, Lincoln) anchors it genuinely rather than sentimentally.