This is simply a beautiful book about the illustrator Jessie Wilcox Smith. Eugene Mitchell (Gene Mitchell on the book cover) has captured the charm of this special artist. It includes not only a biography, but an autobiography in Smith's own words about her experiances painting children. The full color illustrations are beautiful enough to frame. Since it is out of print, and if you can find a used one, grab it, this is a book that Jessie Wilcox Smith admirers don't want to miss. My only regret is that the Mitchell didn't do further books as promised in this one.