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In Chapter Three of The Bird That Sang in Color, Donna challenges Vincent’s decision to accept a baking job, insisting that he could achieve so much more. About a week later, she tastes the homemade bread he has baked and marvels at “how four

I chose this image as the cover of The Bird That Sang in Color because, more than any other picture in Vincent’s sketchbook, it captured his true essence. He was simple—not in the sense of lacking intelligence, but in the most beautiful ways.

One of the pictures Donna discovers in her brother’s sketchbook depicts Vincent during his protesting days. As someone who has personally participated in many anti-war demonstrations, I am deeply moved by this drawing. War, I believe, is the

When Donna discovers the sketch of Vincent playing a penny whistle in his sketchbook, she is instantly transported back to her childhood. She remembers the time her brother gave her one of these simple tin flutes, a small but meaningful gift

Some of the pictures in Vincent’s sketchbook, like the one featured here, remain uncolored, leaving Donna to wonder whether her brother had planned to add color later. The simplicity of these sketches, however, captures as much emotion as any