School Library Journal  "In this top-notch introduction to self-portraiture… Raczka has chosen carefully; within his 14 examples, he manages to include three women, a range of cultures, and a span of periods and ages."

Booklist  "The most striking and involving part of the book is the series of well-chosen portraits… an intriguing starting place for children inspired (or assigned) to create their own self-portraits."

Children’s Literature  "Many styles and eras of European and American art are represented, including a careful rendering by thirteen-year-old Albrecht Durer in the fifteenth century…"