More a tribute to the power of music than a traditional biography, Golio’s book reaches into the mind of a young child first discovering a passion.  Steptoe’s rugged but expressive mixed media collage paintings set the stage for Jimi’s less-than-perfect childhood in Seattle in 1956, and Golio’s words express the innate desire for beauty and creation dwelling within the young artist.  As Jimi graduates from one-stringed ukulele to guitar, the art in the book becomes more abstract and fully textured, mirroring the musician’s rise to fame.  While the book itself stops before his death and doesn’t discuss a lot of Jimi’s personal life, the back of the book contains a “More About Jimi Hendrix” section, an author’s note, an illustrator’s note, and a list of resources, all of which go into more detail about the musician’s life and untimely death.  This makes the book appropriate for younger children who love music, and older kids who are interested in the life of an icon.