This is great entertainment, and, at its heart, a touching love letter to all the kids who wish they didn't stand out quite so much. Now, if he can only develop the same fortitude in his baby brother Dickie-who bears a scary resemblance to the 37th president (Catrow underscores the Nixon punchline by depicting Dickie making a "V" sign and recording himself on a reel-to-reel). Back home, he vanquishes the bullies with some Lincoln-like eloquence, and is even elected class president. Teased relentlessly ("Hey, Stinkin' Lincoln!"), Benjy has resigned himself to spending the summer in his room when his parents announce he's going to Camp What-Cha-Ma-Call-It, "the camp for kids who look like things." Surrounded by campmates who are dead ringers for a frog, a back of a horse and even a toaster (Catrow comically and effectively translates these descriptions quite literally), Benjy not only finds comradeship, but also a new sense of pride. Even if he's not in the show," Benjy complains, as Catrow shows him incongruously commanding the stage during a school play on dental hygiene. "In every school play, I have to be Lincoln.
Former library book may include library markings. Benjy, the hero, does indeed bear a startling resemblance to the famously homely 16th president. The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Reiss, Mike, Reiss, Mike Used Condition Used - Very Good ISBN 13 9780843102710 ISBN 10 0843102713 Quantity Available 2 Seller Better World Books Mishawaka, Indiana, United States Seller rating : Description: Penguin Publishing Group.
Simpsons writer Reiss and Catrow are back for a third pairing ( How Murray Saved Christmas), their class clown hearts beating as one.
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