Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale

Paul Revere's Ride: The Landlord's Tale by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illus. by Charles Santore, HarperCollins, 2003, hc, 40 pp. Ages: 4-8

In this rendition, popular illustrator Charles Santore sets the scene in the 19th century as an animated, elderly gentleman at the Wayside Inn relates the story of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride to his captive audience. The illustrations, like all Santore illustrations, are rich and detailed.