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Quest Hardback - 2014

by Becker, Aaron

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The creator of the Caldecott Honor Book "Journey" presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy. Two children embark on a quest to rescue a king and his kingdom from darkness while illuminating the farthest reaches of their own imaginations. A Junior Library Guild Selection. Full color.

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Candlewick. Used - Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price!
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  • Title Quest
  • Author Becker, Aaron
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Candlewick, Somerville, MA
  • Publication date 2014-08-26
  • Bookseller's Inventory # WAL-D-6a-002070
  • ISBN 9780763665951 / 0763665959
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.6 x 10.7 x 0.5 in (24.38 x 27.18 x 1.27 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013952837
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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From the publisher

A Wall Street Journal 20 Best Children's Books of the Past 20 Years Selection

Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy.

A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is captured by hostile forces that whisk him back through the enchanted door. Just like that, the children are caught up in a quest to rescue the king and his kingdom from darkness, while illuminating the farthest reaches of their imagination. Colored markers in hand, they make their own way through the portal, under the sea, through a tropical paradise, over a perilous bridge, and high in the air with the help of a winged friend. Journey lovers will be thrilled to follow its characters on a new adventure threaded with familiar elements, while new fans will be swept into a visually captivating story that is even richer and more exhilarating than the first.

Media reviews

On the coattails of Journey Becker gleefully expands and details his award-winning fantasyland, growing even more ambitious with his storytelling. ... Part Indiana Jones, part Avatar: The Last Airbender, this book proves to be more exciting than its Caldecott Honor predecessor, emphasizing adventure over evocative metaphor. Breathtaking in scope, consider this a wordless testament to the power of not just imagination, but art itself; picture books rarely feel this epic.
—Quest (starred review)

Citations

  • Booklist, 07/01/2014, Page 88
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 09/01/2014, Page 8
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2014, Page 75
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2015, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/0001, Page 0
  • New York Times Book Review, 09/21/2014, Page 14
  • People Weekly, 12/15/2014, Page 56
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/19/2014, Page 0
  • PW Children's Starred Reviews, 12/01/2014, Page 19
  • School Library Journal, 07/01/2014, Page 62
  • Shelf Awareness, 08/26/2014, Page 0

About the author

Aaron Becker has made several memorable journeys in his lifetime. He's lived in rural Japan and East Africa, backpacked through the South Pacific and Sweden, and most recently, ventured from the San Francisco Bay area to Amherst, Massachusetts, a town he now calls home with his wife, daughter, and lazy cat. To this day, his favorite destination remains his imagination, where you can often find him drawing secret doorways and magic lanterns.

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