-- Publishers Weekly (STARRED Review)"Sweet envisions Roget's work as a shadow box crammed with the wonders of the natural world, adorned with exuberant hand-lettered typography. Together with Bryant's sympathetic account, Sweet's gentle riot of images and words humanizes the man behind this ubiquitous reference work and demystifies the thesaurus itself."-- Kirkus Reviews (STARRED Review)Bryant's prose is bright and well-tuned for young readers. . . . Sweet tops herself -- again! -- visually reflecting Roget's wide range as a thinker and product of the Enlightenment. Injecting her watercolor palette with shots of teal, scarlet and fuchsia, Sweet embeds vintage bits (ledger paper, type drawers, botanical illustrations and more), creating a teeming, contemplative, playfully celebratory opus. In a word: marvelous!"-- Booklist (STARRED review)"In brilliant pages teeming with enthusiasm for language and learning, Bryant and Sweet joyfully celebrate curiosity, the love of knowledge, and the power of words.""-- School Library Journal" (STARRED review) Those who have relied upon a thesaurus . . . will gain a greater appreciation for the reference tool in this beautifully designed picture book biography of its creator, Peter Roget. . . . Busy and exuberant, Sweet's charming watercolor illustrations, layered over collages of vintage images and fonts, capture Roget's passion for classification while also providing readers new opportunities for discovery. . . . Expertly researched and well written, Bryant's narrative not only details the creation of the thesaurus; it also conveys a sense of Roget the man. . . . An excellent illustrated biography. "The Horn Book" (STARRED review)"Apt language and ingenious imagery. . . . both decorous and warm."-- Capitol Choices "From its busy end pages this lively book brings to life a creator and the words he was fascinated by.""New York Times""Spirited portrait of the Swiss-born Victorian who found an ingenious way to help people say what they mean.""Washington Post""Young readers will see that each page of this book, like each page of 'Roget's Thesaurus, ' contains multitudes.""The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books""Encourages a sense of wonder. . . . Myriad visual temptations luring viewers into a fine browsing experience."