▁in ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ' s ▁bright ▁p ink ▁sh ir ts ▁and ▁t ies . ▁An ▁excellent ▁choice ▁for ▁story h ours , ▁this ▁should ▁prompt ▁some ▁interesting ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁bul lies ▁and ▁their ▁motiv ations .” ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Horn ▁Book ▁Magazine , ▁“ Al though ▁the ▁illustr ations ▁are ▁eng aging , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁bul ly ' s ▁transformation ▁is ▁both ▁san ct imon ious ▁and ▁un con vin cing . ▁Eug ene ▁is ▁too ▁self - aware ▁for ▁his ▁age , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ▁is ▁too ▁f law less ▁to ▁be ▁interesting .” ▁ ▁In sp iration ▁ ▁Pat ric ia ▁Pol acco ▁uses ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁she ▁travel s ▁to ▁as ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁schools ▁in ▁her ▁stories . ▁The ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ’ s ▁Way ▁is ▁based ▁around ▁Mur phy ▁Element ary ▁School ▁in ▁Has lett , ▁Michigan . ▁This ▁school ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁m all ard ▁du ck ▁n ests , ▁and ▁every ▁year ▁the ▁principal ▁leads ▁the ▁du cks ▁through ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁p ond . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Pol acco , ▁Pat ric ia . ▁Mr . ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Way . ▁New ▁York : ▁Phil om el ▁Books , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Print . ▁ ▁Category : American ▁picture ▁books ▁Category : 2 0 0 1 ▁children ' s ▁books ▁Category : Children ' s ▁books ▁about ▁race ▁and ▁eth nic ity <0x0A> </s> ▁P ł oc och