Journey

Aaron Becker

2013

Ratings13

Average rating4.7

A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lead her home and to her heart's desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her greatest and most exciting adventure of all. - Jacket flap.

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Journey Trilogy

Journey Trilogy is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Aaron Becker.

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Becca

Leo says: “It reminds me of Harold and the Purple Crayon.”
What did you like about it? “It was beautiful.”
Anything else: “She freed the bird at the end. I knew she was going to because that was nice.”

I think: this is a gorgeous, word-less picture book. I was worried that my 4.5 year old wasn't going to understand a book without words, but she actually really understood what was happening. There was a lot of oohing and aahing over the pictures, and especially the forms of transportation and castles and not all of it on the part of the preschooler.

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Margaret

First thought, lovely cover. Second thought, interesting wordless picture book. Third thought, which in turn is the most important... how in the world did a wordless picture book bring me to tears?! A lonely girl with a red chalk bit, an incredible imaginary world of greens, blues, and golds... and a purple positive possibility...

Thanks to Candlewick Press.

October 10, 2014