Bui's distinctive artwork, full of brushy line work and rich color, beautifully illustrates Phi's lines, focusing intently on the expressive faces of the boy and his father and the vivid environments they live in — cool, midnight blue by the river while they fish, surrounded by leafy foliage and an understated yet still
slightly ominous No Trespassing
sign, and warm, sunshiny yellow when they're back in the warmth of home and around the dinner table, enjoying the fruits of their labor.