Abraham Lincoln
by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Picture book · ages 6–10 · 800L (~5th grade) · 56 pages · 2003
Why we'd hand it over
The d'Aulaires' Lincoln is a masterpiece—sumptuous illustrations and narrative prose that makes a difficult life feel epic and human; kids absorb both the story and a sense of why Lincoln matters.