"There’s not a distancing word about tides or a false or unnecessary one about Peter’s view of things—just an artist-observer’s view of the scene, with Peter at the center." Kirkus

The illustrations are dazzling silk-screen pictures in blue and gold with the characters etched in white. Publisher’s Weekly

Simply and effectively designed, the illustrations show wide expanses of yellow sand and blue sky, frothy waves, and the teeming life under the surface of the sea. The Horn Book