[Storm Boy] is not as convincing as Thiele's more recent books for older readers, but it's well written, it has the allure of a dramatic setting, an appeal to young conservationists, and the perennial appeal of a tender, if sad, pet story.

Zena Sutherland, "New Titles for Children and Young People: 'Storm Boy'," in Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (© 1979 by the University of Chicago; all rights reserved), Vol. 32, No. 8, April, 1979, p. 146.