 In the central "Blake Leads a Walk on the Milky Way", most of the characters express wonder and awe at the eternal beauty around them and are rewarded by Blake with gifts of stars, while the rat, sullen and cynical, receives only "a handful of dirt".The illustrations are whimsical, iconic gouache paintings, making great use of the architecture of Blake's England.At the time of the book's publication, "Kirkus Reviews" said, "It's just as well that the Provensens' manner is poles apart from the visionary intensity of Blake's, but one wonders how Blake's work would inspire Willard to invoke his image and meter to such whimsical purpose."