Children's Books

[Gene C]

Tad Lincoln - Mischief Maker In The White House
by John D Weaver

Written in 1963 with about 140 pages. Illustrations are plain, black and white drawings, intended audience seems to be older grade school.

Interesting book covering mainly the White House years. As with most of the books about Tad, it is as much about his father as it is about Tad, and ends when President Lincoln dies. Many of the stories come from the book Tad Lincoln's Father by Julia Taft Bayne. The book repeats the theme of other books about Tad, the closeness with his father, the enjoyment his father gets from his mischievous behavior, and Tad's compassionate nature. This is emphasized over the personal tragedies that occurred around him. Not much about his interaction with his mother. One of the better books about Tad.

It's a nice children's book. The civil war is mentioned, but not in detail, and with minimal comment about the horrors of war.
I found it interesting. One common thread I have seen in these books about Tad seems to come through without the authors strong emphasis on it. It is mentioned, but usually not a leading thought or theme.
Lincoln needs the close relationship with his son as much as Tad needs it with his father.

The Amazon web site ...
https://www.amazon.com/Tad-Lincoln-misch...dpSrc=srch