Journey (Winner Of The Caldecott Honor Award)

Journey: An award-winning modern classic picture book. The first in Aaron Becker's genre-defying JOURNEY trilogy of wordless picture book adventures. For ages 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 WINNER OF THE CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES BEST ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOK "A beautiful example of the power of illustration." Guardian "A masterwork." The New York Times "An absolute must for all readers." Children's Books Ireland 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? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all... Complete the trilogy with Quest and Return. Review: 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 * Prizes: Winner of Caldecott Honor Book 2014 (United States) and Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Platinum Award 2013 (United States) and Sakura Medal 2014 (Japan). Author Biography: Aaron Becker began drawing picture books at the age of eight. After many years of practice, he published his first wordless picture book, Journey, which was named a Caldecott Honor Book, and has since become a trilogy alongside Quest and Return. Aaron also won the Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Shadowers' Choice Award for Illustration with The Tree and the River. He is now on a quest to share his books with as many young readers as possible. "There is nothing more gratifying than seeing kids hold one of my books close to their heart," he says. "My hope is that these stories might inspire us all to place a bit more faith in the power of wonder." Aaron Becker lives in the USA in Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter. Find Aaron online at www.storybreathing.com.