A 2012 Caldecott Honor Book<p></p>A Charlotte Zolotow Award Winner<p></p>A <i>Horn Book</i> Fanfare Book<p></p>A <i>New York Times</i> Best Illustrated Children's Book<p></p>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Children's Book<p></p>A <i>Booklist </i>Editor's Choice Book<p></p>A <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> Best Book<p></p>A Kids' Indie Next List Book<p></p>A 2011 Bank Street College Children's Book Committee Outstanding Book<p></p>A University of Wisconsin-Madison CCBC 2012 Children's Choices Book<p></p>A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book<p></p>A National Parenting Publications Awards Gold Winner<p></p>A Booklinks Lasting Connections Book<p></p>This remarkable picture book is one of the few that speaks, in a meaningful way, to all ages. - <b><em>Booklist</em>, starred review</b><p></p>McDonnell's book is... inspirational. - <b><em>The Horn Book</em>, starred review</b><p></p>Children will appreciate McDonnell's original format and take heart that interests logged in their own diaries might turn into lifelong passions. - <b><em>Kirkus Reviews</em>, starred review</b><p></p>McDonnell's skill as a cartoonist enables him to express Goodall's joy, wonder and satisfaction with a simple stroke of the pen. - <b><em>New York Times</em></b><p></p>[A] tender homage... engaging... an appealing and satisfying introduction to a well-known scientist and activist. - <b><em>School Library Journal</em></b><p></p>McDonnell's concentration on [Goodall's] childhood fantasies carries a strong message to readers that their own dreams--even the wildly improbable ones--may be realizable, too. - <b><em>Publishers Weekly</em></b>