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Quality: 5/5 This book is beautifully executed, vividly detailed, and a visual joy.

The Caldecott Honor is an appropriate award for this title given the rich illustrations and the enthralling world that Becker creates. The vibrancy of the heroine’s red crayon drawings juxtaposed with the soft watercolors made the story pop, and the ending, where the heroine meets a friend with an imagination as colorful as her own, is highly satisfying. Becker also managed to make a thought-provoking point about the use of technology in our daily lives and how it can dull our experiences by portraying the heroine’s family members in sepia tones, highly focused on their technology. Becker celebrates the imagination of youth through gorgeous watercolor illustrations that absorbed my attention and made me slow down my reading so that I could appreciate the level of detail that was on each page. The bird then comes to her rescue and leads her away, back to the real world and a young boy who is also looking for a friend.Įvaluation: This wordless story exceeded my expectations with its ability to create a fully realized heroine and a compelling narrative without using any language.

As she is on her adventures, she witnesses the capture of a beautiful purple bird and sets it free, getting trapped in the process. Using her imagination and a red crayon, the heroine draws a doorway that leads to another world, which she begins to explore. Summary: The unnamed heroine of Aaron Becker’s Journey wants somebody to play with, but her family is too preoccupied to spend time with her. Readers annotation: Escape the ordinary and go on a magical journey with the help of a little imagination. Reviews were overwhelmingly positive and highlight the captivating artistry and entertaining story that Journey presents. The Publisher’s Weekly review for the book can be found on their site, and the New York Times featured a short review that can be found here. Reviews: Several reviews for Journey, including those from School Library Journal and Booklist, can be found on Amazon’s website for the title here. The publisher, Candlewick Press, has a short interview with Aaron Becker that is available here, which discusses his creative process with Journey and the effect the book’s creation has had on him. The site also includes Becker’s blog, print shop, a short bio, and a list of upcoming author events. The website includes a charming and visually impressive trailer for Journey, as well as a short documentary about the making of the book.

Award(s): Caldecott Honor Book, Goodreads Choice Award, Amazon’s Best Children’s Books of 2013, Junior Library Guild Selection, 2013 New York Times Best IllustratedĪuthor information: Journey is Aaron Becker’s first book.