While We the People Is All the People: A Picture Book talks about an important subject, I did not feel there was anything new or fresh added. Howard W. Reeves knows what they wanted to say and that comes across. They wanted to show how we are a community, that freedoms belong to all, and in a poetic fashion shows how we can accomplish this. But we have heard similar things before.
However, the presentation of the illustrations by Duncan Tonatiuh was interesting and did add to the reading enjoyment (especially the page near the end where multiple faces overlap each other). Tonatiuh has a very distinct style (which according to their author/illustrator profile is inspired by pre-Columbian art) and uses that here. There are both details and they show you what the artist wants to give to the audience in a simpler fashion. Through things are not easy, or overly intense either. They do add a slightly lighter tone to a more serious subject matter. They are both realistic and have a slight abstract quality to them. These features mesh with the text and complete the story.
I do recommend it, but it was not “wowing” me. Usually I am not a fan of this illustrator, but this time I felt they were a good touch, making something we are familiar with have a new presentation to the physical look of things. Still they are not necessarily for everyone and can be an acquired taste. This book is due in late April 2026, and I read via an oline reader copy