The author, as a young boy, was always on the search for heroes like Babe Ruth, Leonardo da Vinci, Harry Houdini, etc.  However, his inspiration for this book came from Bob Dylan’s search for “his guiding star.”  Bob was raised in a mining town in Canada, where his Jewish family ran a business.  Since he neither wanted to mine or run a business, his passions kept drawing him to music, to the disappointment of his parents.  After being kicked off stage for being too loud at a school talent show, Bob was determined more than ever to “be a music star one day…even bigger than Elvis…and show them all.”  Inspired by Woody Guthrie, who could make people think and feel, Bob learned all of Woody’s songs and hundreds more.  He practiced so diligently that he could now rivet his audience.  When he heard that Woody was in the hospital, he went to see him.  He sang Woody’s songs and put a smile on that weak and tired face.  Their friendship opened many doors for Bob Dylan,  and the rest is history.  The accessible narrative is peppered with quotations from Dylan’s own writings, his biographies,  lyrics of songs, and interviews, all of which are notated in the Back Matter.  The Author’s Note ends with…”Finally, if we could all meet our heroes–even in our imagination–maybe we’d understand our own stories better and who we really want to be.”  Bright, bold illustrations in acrylic and oil  captivate the reader just as much as the story line.  All in all, a beautiful book!