Journey

Author:

Aaron Becker

Illustrator:

N/A

Published by:

Walker Books

First Published:

7 Aug 2014

Ideal for readers aged

6-9y

My Review

These books are amazing - each tells a story, entirely through pictures, of a young girl's adventures of imagination. Even as an adult, the process of working out what is happening on each page is such an intrguing one - and for any child, but especially one struggling with reading for any reason, these books are a gift and a joy. Crossing language barriers, with illustrations requiring no translation, these books have truly universal appeal - and the final story, in which the girl's realtionship with her father is healed as they discover that imagination and creativity are a thread that binds them, is the perfect and heratwarming ending to the story arc.

Heads Up!

'Journey' is followed by 'Quest', and then 'Return'.

Publisher Review

Be swept away on an elaborate flight of fancy in this Caldecott award-winning, wondrously illustrated picture book about self-determination and unexpected friendship. The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she 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 book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all...