Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy, 1)

What a breath of fresh air. The art is very nice with an emphasis on architecture and larger forms, the story is simple and adventurous with good morals, and the book is a great way to have kids to put their own words to a story. Loved it instantly!Minor spoilers follow. The real reason I wanted to write a review, however, is to provide a counter to the reviews that raise concerns over the philosophy of the book. As the father of two daughters, I find them totally baseless. Two themes stuck out to me from the negative reviews: the 1950's style domestic mom on the intro pages, and the rescue of the heroine.As for the mom, the introductory pages are designed to show an imperfect family. The faults of the home (workaholic dad, electronics obsessed sis, overly domestic mother) are there for a reason: for the flaws! It's anecdotal, but my daughters caught on instantly and "read" the family as flawed. In short, the mom is a not a person to be emulated, so there is no problem.Regarding the heoine's rescue, I almost didn't buy the book because I was concerned over a knight in shining armor riding in to save the day; I dislike that particular deus ex machina. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In the story, the heroine saves a magical creature from the cage, who in return rescues the heroine when she is captured while rendering said assistance. I'm sorry, I have no idea how anyone construes helping others and accepting their help in return as negative...I hope this helps new buyers on the fence. Not everyone is going to like the art, or the price, or the lack of words, but the story and morals are just fine for young children.

A wordless book that tells a fantastic and cleverly imaginative story, values like kindness, friendship, and perseverance are here. On my Kindle, however, I couldn't get the images to zoom! What a loss! The art is so very good, it deserves to be savored in magnification.

There is a reason this book won awards. Let your imagination take over while reading this book. Beautiful and creative it sparked many kids imaginations after going through.

This is, in my opinion, an essential book for parents and non-parents alike. It is a work of literature, stunning in its artistry, poetic in its imagery, minimalism, and allusions.What you have here is a wordless storybook. It is, I would suggest, more a work of art, a collection of linked paintings that tell a story. Our main character (nameless), seeks refuge from her disconnected life in the adventures she creates with her red crayon. Sound like a book we've all read and loved? Stay with me. She journeys, with her crayon, into a beautifully imagined world and an adventure. I really don't want to ruin the BRILLIANT (boy how I wish FB would let me italicize) twist ending, but I will say that this is so much more than an homage to HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, it is an extension of it, a tribute to it, a joining of worlds.I read this book with my three-and-a-half-year-old son last night and he was enthralled. In spite of the fact that there were no words, he was gripped. Why? The lack of a defined way of telling this story allowed us to tell it ourselves. Tonight, when we read it again, it will be slightly different. New words will be used to give voice to the story told through the images. Every time we read this book, it will become new. That is special.I can't speak highly enough of this book. Even as an adult I read it and appreciate what it does. Absolutely stunning. Brilliant in every way. Please, do yourself a favor, spend the fourteen or fifteen bucks and get this. Cherish it. Because your child (or you) will read it at 3, at 5, at 10, at 16, at 30, at 80. This is a book I would, as a teacher, work into units from kindergarten through graduate school. How many books can you say that about? Incredible.

This is a cute book without any words. It will give your child an opportunity to look at the pictures and tell you a story. It’s fun!

This book has really captivated my 5 year old, and, to be really honest, me too. Without words, it tells the story of a little girl using a red crayon to enter a magical world, beginning with an enchanted forest lit by lanterns. I've sometimes struggled when reading wordless books with my children, but this one really just tells the story itself. The illustrations are incredible -- so detailed and just completely transport you into this magical world. The architecture of the castle, the waterways, and rich sense of place are just amazing. My son loves carefully examining the castle and waterways and magical flying machine. There is real plot here and most definitely bad guys, though they have not scared my 5 year old, who recently got scared of the cat in Disney's Cinderella. But I've chosen not to read this yet with my 2.5 year old.I do appreciate that there is real plot here and even the bad guys. I think we've lost sight of the fact that not all children's literature needs to model perfect behavior and that children do need some stories with conflict to better understand kindness and goodness. I would recommend this for ages 3.5/4 and up depending on where your kiddo is with enjoying things with bad guys in them.

I am a huge fan of wordless books, I feel like it really makes the children use their language and creativity...plus, the story they create is different each time! You can make it as specific (such as, what they are feeling, what sounds may be heard, etc) or general (just what the picture is illustrating) as you want. Some of the pictures and the general story line may be difficult for younger kids to follow, so I would recommend this for 3rd/4th grade on up. Nice story overall.

É um livro sem palavras, então pouco importa o idioma de origem (no meu caso, compramos em inglês). A história é contada por meio de desenhos simples mas ricos em detalhes, e nas primeiras vezes em que lemos, toda vez vimos uma coisa nova. Vale para aguçar a criatividade: cada um dos meus pequenos conta a história de um jeito diferente, do seu próprio jeito. Também é acessível às minhas filhas menores que têm quatro anos na data em que recebemos. É uma trilogia, então vale também comprar os outros, que continuam exatamente de onde o anterior parou. Perde uma estrela pela demora na entrega para o Brasil e por um dano superficial (uma espécie de risco) na capa traseira.

My daughter raved about this book when her Year 1 class looked at it at school, and so I have used this book with my Reception class for the past 9 years. Each year, children notice something I have never seen before. Such is the depth and detail of these illustrations that there is always something new to explore.Wordless picture books are incredible for inference, prediction, imagination... And this is one of the best.

Awesome. No words at all and the book tells the story very vividly. Worth for kids to help develop or improve observation skills and develop story stelling based on the age.

Questo libro è veramente bello, non ha scritte, solo disegni cosi da reinventare in parte la storia, che è molto toccante e riflessiva.. i disegni sono bellissimi e ogni volta che lo si sfoglia si scoprono niovi dettagli...

C'est le livre préféré de notre enfant, demandé fréquemment. Comme il n'y a pas de mots dans le livre, juste des images, chaque nuit, nous lisons qu'il y a une nouvelle aventure. Les images sont magnifiques. Hautement recommandé.