LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
A wordless picture book, Journey takes its readers on a magical trip to unexpected places where amazing things can happen. With no one to play with, a little girl draws herself a little doorway out of her bedroom. Pencil in hand, she steps into a beautiful green forest with a river running through it. Now she needs a boat! The girl’s pencil can grant her access to all she dreams of!
The result is the creation of a story that celebrates the fulfilment of anyone’s wishes. The beautiful and detailed illustrations are a joy to get lost in.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Journey Synopsis
Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination - and unexpected friendship. 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 pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey...who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also guide her home and to happiness?
In this exquisitely illustrated, wordless book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all...In time-honoured tradition, this is a wordless adventure of the imagination. Aaron Becker's picture-book debut - expected to generate a lot of notice and excitement.
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ISBN: |
9781406355345 |
Publication date: |
1st August 2014 |
Author: |
Aaron Becker |
Illustrator: |
Aaron Becker |
Publisher: |
Walker Books Ltd |
Format: |
Paperback |
Pagination: |
40 pages |
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Press Reviews
Aaron Becker Press Reviews
An unusually deep and extremely powerful reading experience. An absolute must for all children. CBI Recommended Reads
A masterwork New York Times
Sweeps readers away on the very best kind of journey ... a stirring sense of adventure ... will draw girls and boys back to it again and again Booklist
Stunning Publishers Weekly
Captivating ... for a wide range of ages. By the turn of the last page, children will immediately begin imagining the next adventure. School Library Journal
If you combined Harold and the Purple Crayon with The Never-Ending Story and shot it up with steroids, out would pop Aaron Becker's Journey. This amazing wordless picture book will take readers on a journey that will show them that all things are possible with a little imagination. Please, please, please buy this for the kid who is always saying they are bored Buzzfeed, 20 Of The Best Children's Books Of 2013
A beautiful example of the power of illustration . . . this will fuel the imagination of old and young alike The Publisher's Association's Best New Children's Books Summer 2014, The Guardian
Great style and sophistication in this wonderful, wordless picture book -- Alex O'Connell The Times
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About Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker has worked as an artist for film studios such as Lucasfilm, Disney and Pixar to help define the look and feel of characters, stories and the films they become a part of. With Journey he has created characters and worlds of his very own, using traditional materials and techniques.
Aaron Becker lives in the USA in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, daughter and cat.
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