This is a beautiful, loving testament to a man who never had the resources he needed to make art, but who then used every tiny matchstick or scrap he could get his hands on to express himself through drawing. The illustrations are stunning, the story beautiful. ( )

Beautiful short biography of the artist James Castle, who was entirely self-taught, deaf from birth and in many ways isolated from recognized forms of communication. It's a terrible story and a beautiful one, because he created nonetheless, unstoppably. ( )

I think what will appeal to young readers here is the fact that James Castle was deaf, mute, autistic, possibly dyslexic, illiterate, and never learned to speak or use sign language, yet taught himself to draw. I was very amazed.This biography is a very inspiring story and can be the light in a childs life. ( )

James is deaf, mute, autistic, and probably dyslexic and his artwork is in museums all over the world. This book may be meant for students that are a little older Grade 3 +
It is a great story about overcoming obstacles, and life when you are differently abled. ( )