"This luminous picture book describes the Colombian author's childhood and influences. Brown does a wonderful job of articulating García Márquez's complex literary style (called magical realism) in a way youngsters can grasp. Even better, she shows how his imagination was nurtured and encouraged from a very early age by the things around him."

"In the tradition of her previous biographical accounts, My Name is Celia and My Name is Gabriela, Brown dazzles readers in this telling of Gabriel García Márquez's magical childhood. A perfect balance of art and language."