[1] This image stayed in Blackall's mind, though she was working on Finding Winnie at the time, and would serve as the eventual inspiration for Hello Lighthouse.

[1] While writing the story it was important for Blackall to focus not only on the heroic deeds of the keepers, but also the ways their wives were "equally brave.

Through the book as the keeper maintains the log, he lives his life, including getting married, saving survivors of a shipwreck, getting sick and the birth of a child.

[3] The illustrations were bright and detailed and drew inspiration from traditional or old fashioned art to make a unique effecting style.

[5][6][9][10] The sea remains present in the background throughout the book, even on pages which focus on special events in the life of the lighthouse's residents.

[14] Caldecott Medal Committee Chair Mary Fellows said that, “Children will delight in immersing themselves in the captivating discoveries each new look at ‘Hello Lighthouse’ will bring.”[15]