It took me a few pages to settle into the style, but I ended up thinking that the illustrations were a great compliment to the text - and the poems that are included along with the biographical information. And wow, the blue spread with the excerpt from The Descent of Winter? I want that on my wall. I've always had mixed feelings towards Williams' poems, but this is a perfect format for presenting them. I'm not sure about the audience - kids who need to read a biography for school might not find this to be the right format, but I can imagine it appealing to kids interested in poetry or collage-style art - you could spend a long time poring over the pictures and trying to figure out how they were put together.

This one took an honor at the Mock Caldecott.