"[Ackerman] brings such joy to the page…. The very act of reading this original, exultant, sage, poetic, and generous meditation on the importance of enchantment is deep play, and you can’t ask that a book be anything more wonderful than that." –Booklist
"A fascinating subject…. Ackerman writes a swiftly moving and sensuous prose." –The Washington Post Book World
"Ackerman is a skilled observer of nature and a lyrical prose stylist…. This is a human keenly attuned to her senses." –The Philadelphia Inquirer
