This is a wonderfully inspiring picture-book biography about following one’s dreams.  Born in the midst of the great depression in the to a family of southern farm workers, Benny dreamed of moving out into the wider world, but in the meantime he used his art to capture the daily world around him.  Knowing finishing high school would be an important part of escaping his current circumstances, Benny he remained dedicated to his education.  Military service after high school first gave him an opportunity to travel, and then allowed him to continue his college education, and throughout he continued to use his art to capture daily life, and given the times in which he lived, it became a force in the civil rights movement.