Journey

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Hardcover, 40 pages

English language

Published Sept. 7, 2013 by Candlewick Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7636-6053-6
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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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RLR 520 Review of Journey

Journey by Aaron Becker is a stunning book that makes use of intentional color to reflect the mood and increasing whimsy of each page. The gorgeous illustrations earned Journey the Caldecott Honor Book Award in 2014. The story follows a child who appears to be bored with her “normal life” and the colorful, magical world she imagines and brings to life. This book is unique in that it is wordless and the story is, instead, told entirely with the pictures. If I had the opportunity to teach this book, I think Journey would work for a unit about plot. I think students would love to write their own story to go along with the illustrations in the book.