Journey (picture book)

Journey
Author	Aaron Becker
Genre	wordless picture book
Published	2013
Publisher	Candlewick Press

Journey is a children's wordless picture book written and illustrated by Aaron Becker. The book was published in 2013 by Candlewick Press.^[1] It was selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 2014.

Through pictures alone, the book tells the story of a lonely girl who uses a red crayon to escape from a mundane world into a magical adventure full of fun and exhilarating adventures. The girl travels on a magic carpet and boat, gets trapped by an evil tyrant, and must find a way to escape along with a purple bird.

Journey is the first of a trilogy. The other books are Quest (2014) and Return (2016).

Reception and awards

The book was well reviewed, receiving a starred review from Kirkus Reviews^[2] and Publishers Weekly.^[3]

References

^ Journey at WorldCat
^ JOURNEY by Aaron Becker. Kirkus Reviews. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
^ "Journey". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

External links

Elizabeth Bird's review
Interview with Baker

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[1] Journey at WorldCat

[2] JOURNEY by Aaron Becker. Kirkus Reviews. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

[3] "Journey". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

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