• Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (Tales from Deckawoo Drive #3)

Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?
(Tales from Deckawoo Drive #3)

Illustrator
Chris Van Dusen
Publication Date
August 20, 2016
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? (Tales from Deckawoo Drive #3)

Description

 

Baby Lincoln's older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying "Yes, Sister." But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go. And in fact Baby doesn't know where she is headed -- only that she was entirely happy in the previous night's dream, sitting aboard a train with a view of shooting stars. Who might Baby meet as she strikes out on her own, and what could she discover about herself? Will her impulsive adventure take her away from Eugenia for good?

Publication date
August 20, 2016
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763673116
Lexile Measure
490
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Series
Tales from Deckawoo Drive
BISAC categories
JUV039090 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV041050 - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains

School Library Journal

Gr 1-4—Baby Lincoln has grown tired of living under the constant direction of her older sister Eugenia and has finally said enough is enough. Planning a "necessary journey," she packs her suitcase, complete with a library book, and heads to the train station. Fans of DiCamillo's "Mercy Watson" series will recognize Baby Lincoln and her home on Deckawoo Drive, while new readers will easily jump into this tale of sibling frustration. Students unfamiliar with Baby will be in hysterics to see that, despite her name, she's an older lady, complete with gray hair and wrinkles. Those who have bossy older (or younger) siblings will immediately connect with Baby as she sets off to experience life without the direction of her older sister. Baby makes new friends (like George, a young boy scared of wolf attacks) and discoveries (learning she enjoys comics and jelly beans) and ultimately finds herself missing her sister and wanting to return home. VERDICT Lending itself well to classroom read-alouds and discussions, and independent and bedtime reading, this title is most certainly a recommended purchase for those serving a young elementary age range.—Shana Morales, Windsor Public Library, CT

Copyright 2016 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo is the celebrated author of many books for children, including Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux, both of which received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, she lives in Minneapolis.

Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker. He has illustrated many picture books, including the #1 New York Times best-selling series by Doreen Cronin that began with Diary of a Worm, and he has both written and illustrated several picture books, including Grace for Gus and Luke on the Loose. Harry Bliss lives in New Hampshire.
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