▁becomes ▁fasc in ated ▁by ▁birds ▁after ▁he ▁vis its ▁with ▁his ▁gr ampa . ▁ ▁Gr ampa ▁- ▁Eug ene ▁lov es ▁his ▁gr ampa ▁and ▁wants ▁to ▁visit ▁him ▁again . ▁▁ ▁Gr ampa ▁was ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁got ▁Eug ene ▁interested ▁in ▁birds . ▁ ▁Eug ene ’ s ▁D ad ▁– ▁Eug ene ’ s ▁d ad ▁becomes ▁angry ▁when ▁Eug ene ▁begins ▁sp ending ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁time ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁race . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁int ol er ant ▁and ▁uses ▁ra cial ▁sl urs ▁for ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁not ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁race ▁he ▁is . ▁ ▁Re views ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁Phil om el ▁Books , ▁“ With ▁Pat ric ia ▁Pol acco ' s ▁tra dem ark ▁illustr ations ▁and ▁gentle ▁text , ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Way ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁un for get table ▁school ▁principal ▁who ▁touch es ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁students ▁and ▁truly ▁emp ow ers ▁them .” ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Book list , ▁“ This ▁story ▁is ▁v int age ▁Pol acco -- a ▁mult icult ural ▁neighborhood ▁setting , ▁a ▁cast ▁of ▁bel iev able ▁characters ▁( some ▁larger ▁than ▁life ), ▁and ▁a ▁satisfying ▁ending ▁guaranteed ▁to ▁bring ▁tears ▁to ▁even ▁hard - bo iled ▁c yn ics . ▁Pol acco ' s ▁signature ▁water color ▁illustr ations ▁take ▁on ▁spring time ▁h ues ▁here ; ▁they ' re ▁especially ▁apparent