Quest by Aaron Becker

Quest by Aaron Becker

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.

When Aaron Becker was a kid, he fantasized of visiting castles. He was fortunate enough to visit the fortified island of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France, when he was ten years old. That visit prompted him to build the opulent castle seen throughout the Journey trilogy many years later. Aaron and his family recently returned to Europe, where he finished the watercolor paintings included in this book.

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ISBN 13	9780763665951
ISBN 10	0763665959
Title	Quest
Author	Aaron Becker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Candlewick Press,U.S.
Year published	2014-08-26
Number of pages	40
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.