Standing in for Lincoln Green by David Mackintosh
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All images from Profusely Illustrated |

You see, Lincoln Green has a double, "someone who looks just like him. A match. SNAP!" Best of all, his mother can't tell the difference. Lincoln's double, his mirror image, is just that. The only way you can tell that Lincoln's double is standing in is by the reverse "L" on his sweater. Lincoln's double is great at taking care of things that "MUST BE DONE TODAY." You know, things like "tidying and putting away, straightening up and sorting out." In fact, Lincoln "makes the most of every opportunity for You Know Who to help out."
And, while Reverse L does these things, Lincoln Green gets to "grab some shuteye, listen to Sagebrush and Dawgies ont he radio, and mosey over to Brian and Kenny's place to shoot the breeze. There's plenty of time for fizzy sarsaparilla and hot dogs too."
One day, while You Know Who is "painting the fence because it JUST HAS TO BE DONE TODAY and CANNOT WAIT," And that's when You Know Who meets Billy. They build a tree house and start a club that is "strictly MEMBERS ONLY."
Yep. As the picture above says, "before long, there is big trouble." Lincoln and You Know Who have a parting of the ways. How they patch things up and what happens after are pretty cool. As are Mackintosh's dynamic doubles and vibrant illustrations, a combination of collage, charcoal pencil and a great color palette. Little listeners will love all the toys in Lincoln's room and the things that he gets up to, with or without his permission slip...
Source: Review Copy