Journey
Book - 2013
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Add a SummaryA girl is bored. Bored bored bored bored bored. With her mom cooking and yakking on the phone, her dad glued to his computer and her older sister consumed by some kind of electronic handheld device, there’s no one to play with. But when the girl’s cat reveals itself to have been sitting on a bright red writing implement (is it a marker, a crayon, or chalk?), she knows immediately what to do. A door is drawn on the wall of her room and passing through it instantly yields a glorious lantern lit world, replete with tall green trees and a meandering stream. When the girl draws a boat with which to explore the stream she is drawn into a massive water-driven city full of friendly residents, canals, and locks. An accidental slip over the side causes her to draw a hot air balloon and all is well until she spots a beautiful purple bird. Pursued by a relentless villain, the creature is caught and caged. Our heroine attempts a daring rescue but is caught herself in the attempt. Fortunately, things turn out well in the end and she finds that maybe in her humdrum drab little world at home there’s someone else there willing to share an adventure or two.
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Add a CommentWhat an amazing, full of imagination and stunning picture book!
Great book.
A wordless book full of magic. Go on a journey together to tell a story of wonder. What will your imagination create?
What a beautiful imaginative book. This picture book without text makes the story whatever you imagine it to be! I enjoyed reading it more than once to see what I missed the first time.
My 2.5 and 5 year olds totally adore this book. I love it too. It has so much in it, even back pages carry a story. The more we "read" it, the more details we see, the more interesting the story becomes. Wonderful book!
10 stars out of 5 for this creative, imaginative, wordless book about an imaginary journey and friendship.
There are no words in this book, but the beautiful illustrations tell the story. You don't have to read too much into it, just show your child the pictures and explain what's going on - their imaginations will be able to fill in the rest!
Where will go in your little red canoe guided by a magic lantern? Everywhere magical and enchanted. Beautifully written and illustrated by Aaron Becker.
You've probably heard about Journey already, because it's almost impossibly awesome, and tons of people who have read it have flipped out over it and told everyone they knew, especially on their blogs. But if you have not read it yet, you need to fix that. It's a wordless adventure book that begins when a bored little girl uses a red piece of chalk to draw a doorway out of her room into a magical kingdom. An homage to Harold and the Purple Crayon, sure, but also its own thing. You can clearly see the influence of Becker's travels to Japan, East Africa, and Europe. Gorgeous!
Becker pushes boundaries of what type of story can be told in a picture book. He gives us so much to look at, making the book a prime candidate for re-reading.