The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Mike Reiss

Richard Nixon (Little Dickie, Benjy's baby brother) is mocked on the last page, which some parents may like, but their kids won't get it, and uptight parents will probably shy away from the, you know. Anyway, at camp, Benjy learns to accept himself, and embrace his Abeness back home.Ī really strange, somewhat grossly illustrated book, but totally hilarious! Myself and the one woman I showed this to (who's son, coincidentally was obsessed with Lincoln - a happy surprise!) aside, I'm not sure what the target audience for this book is. His closest camp friend has a face that looks like 'a horses' bottom' (who, we find, falls in love with a girl with a horse face. There he befriends kids with bowling pins, giant ears, toasters, and even the Mona Lisa for heads. that is until he's forced to attend a summer camp for 'kids who look like things'. He attends summer camp where other children resemble people or things, he learns to. All the local kids torment him because of his face, and he's even forced to play Abe in school plays (regardless of whether or not Lincoln is in the script), which he hates. Benji, who looks just like Abraham Lincoln, is unhappy about his appearance. this is a book about a boy named Benjy, who looks like Lincoln. Mike Reiss and David Catrow have created a wonderfully hysterical tale that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt a little different from his or her peers. They're sending him to Camp What-cha-ma-call-it-The Camp for Kids Who Look Like Things! Within scenes reminiscent of Bosch and Brueghel, Benjy learns that he's not unusual-he's unique! And when he realizes what's special about himself, it doesn't take long for others to realize it as well.

When school ends he plans on spending another summer sitting inside alone, but his parents have a surprise.

He gets stuck playing Lincoln in every school play-whether he's part of the story or not. He gets gifts of Lincoln Logs and stovepipe hats on every birthday. He looks just like Abraham Lincoln-right down to the wart and beard. Mike Reiss, writer for The Simpsons, and David Catrow, honored twice with a New York Times best illustrated book of the year, have joined forces once again for their quirkiest book yet.īenjy has an unusual problem.

The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Mike Reiss