Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy, 1)

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In the city park; the pair are startled by the sudden appearance of a king; who thrusts into their hands a map and some strange objects. There's a perfect spot for the sticker on the left side - all that sky is just begging for an award sticker to be placed upon it. In a large, clear space (such as the school hall) mime drawing an object with a magic crayon and make it ‘come to life’.

This book has a great message about using your imagination to escape boring situation, and how two children can use imagination together.Wonder mixes with longing as the myriad possibilities offered by Becker’s stunning settings dwarf what actually happens in the story. The absence of words in the books also encourages readers to interpret and construct their own stories, fostering critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.

With Journey he has created characters and worlds of his very own, using traditional materials and techniques. The story told by the series of gorgeous illustrations is never proscriptive, but it includes many hints to act as hooks for your imagination.

The Journey Trilogy by Aaron Becker is a beautiful, brilliant, fantastical trio of wordless adventure books by with a capable little girl hero, each with plenty of room for interpretation and expansion in the retelling. If you were holding a crayon while you went for a walk, jumped, or turned somersaults, what kind of marks would you make? What is so captivating about this picture book is the variety of influences you see in Becker's art, namely the Eastern influences, especially on the first full page spread where our protagonist enters the land of her imagination and you see paper lanterns strewn about the forest.

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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. Throughout much of the book, cool and muted colours are used, so the touches of red really stand out. For traditional oral storytellers the structure of a story is a framework that must be kept intact, rather like a set of bones.

The girl and boy re-enter the world and give the guards a merry chase through the land as they collect the full rainbow of chalk and free the king. A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. The image showing the king throwing the crayon overboard works well for this, as does the scene in which the girl steals the bird. The girl tries to save the bird, but she’s captured herself, and the two work together so she can get free.Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. Having him be a kid of color who makes fast friends with the girl and joins in her adventure would only add to the wordless power of these books in displaying friendship, loyalty, and cooperation.