Edwin Speaks Up
One of the best picture-book artists working today, Blackall offers winsome art that is interesting in its use of perspective, perceptive in its depiction of family dynamics, and just plain adorable in its effort to make ferrets fetching. (Not always an easy task.) Parents and children will agree, this is a book that’s clever in every sense of the word: skillful, original, and witty. —Booklist (starred review)
Blackall’s softly colored illustrations manage to make even stretched-out rats look adorable.—New York Times Book Review
Blackall’s highly patterned watercolor, gouache and ink scenes, infused with pink and turquoise, contrast with the white balloons surrounding his words—a choice that focuses attention…This tongue-in-cheek tale of birth-order blues is a confection as sweet as it is silly. —Kirkus Reviews