PICTURE BOOK NONFICTION: Aaron and Alexander by Don Brown/How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk
HOW KATE WARNE SAVED PRESIDENT LINCOLN by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk, pictures by Valentina Belloni Albert Whitman and Company, 2016 Ages 4-8 978-0-8075-4117-3 Source: purchased All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK In 1856, when Kate Warne went to see Allan Pinkerton, only men were detectives. But Kate convinced Allan to hire her for his detective agency. She explained that she could worm out secrets where men could not go--in disguise as a society lady! Join Kate on her most important mission--to thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration. REVIEW Picture book nonfiction is a rather unique genre in that it tries to tell rather complicated stories in as simplified a form as possible. And while I've read some great picture book nonfiction, there are occasion problems with text conveying things that aren't quite accurate. And there is a bit of that here. The author is focused on Kate Warne and the remar...