# Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln

**Author:** Shari Swanson
**Grade range:** Grades K–2
**Age range:** 5–7
**First published:** 2021
**Page count:** 40
**Genre:** Nonfiction
**ISBN-13:** `9780062699015`
**ISBN-10:** `0062699016`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/honey-the-dog-who-saved-abe-lincoln
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Based on a little-known tale from Abraham Lincoln's childhood, this charming picture book written by debut author Shari Swanson and illustrated by acclaimed artist Chuck Groenink tells a classic story of a boy, his dog, and a daring rescue. Deeply researched and charmingly told, this is the true story of one extra-special childhood rescue--a dog named Honey. Long before Abraham Lincoln led the nation or signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he was just a barefoot kid running around Knob Creek, Kentucky, setting animals free from traps and snatching frogs out of the jaws of snakes.

## Where this book is assigned

### Kentucky Bluegrass Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2022 winner (K-2)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 1st grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2022 winner (K-2)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2022 winner (K-2)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)

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