“Nolan’s best paintings show dark sky and rock and ocean, a landscape both stormy and eternal.  In the last haunting picture, a small, winged Daedalus flies over rising waves, searching for the son he has lost.”

Booklist

“A thoughtful, attractive presentation of the themes underlying classical tragedy, as exemplified by a particularly resonant myth.”

Kirkus Reviews

“Yolen’s elegant prose is matched by Nolan’s sophisticated watercolors that, like the legend itself, provocatively blend reality and fantasy.”

Publisher’s Weekly

“Nolan’s art is truly epic in quality.  His full page watercolors are replete with classical detail; in addition to their decorative qualities, they also illuminate faces of gods and goddesses as parts of clouds and varying the perspectives to achieve dramatic effect, enhance the value of the book as a read-aloud.  It should be appreciated by sophisticated audiences who bring to it a knowledge of classical mythology.”

School Library Journal