''Journey'' is a children's

wordless picture book A wordless picture book is a picture book whose narrative is expressed through the illustrations. Format Wordless picture books, according to Arizona State University professor Frank Serafini, have "visually rendered narratives". The narrative ca ...

written and illustrated by Aaron Becker. The book was published in 2013 by

Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. History Sebastian Walker launched Walker Boo ...

. It was selected as a

Caldecott Honor Book The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

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

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from

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and

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References

External links

* Elizabeth Bird'
review

Interview with Baker
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