To be honest, I almost like Quest better than journey because the kids work together. I read this book over and over again because there are so many different little nuances in this adventure that promotes creativity, imagination, and teamwork.

The kids we met in the first book are swept into an adventure to save a king who has armed them with the tools to save the kingdom. Aaron Becker starts where the first book left off, but Quest is as unique as Journey was.

Quest Review: Quest is a beautiful continuation of Journey. 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. 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. 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. 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. Quest Summary: A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. The beauty of the castle she visited also reminded me of Cathedral by David Macaulay. It has the illustration beauty and magic of a wordless David Wiesner picture book and it is about creativity (and a crayon) like Harold. Lorna ( described it the best, I think: “a wonderful mashup of a David Wiesner book and Harold and the Purple Crayon.” I think this is perfect. Journey Review: This book is very hard to explain the magic of it. Can it also lead her home and to her heart’s desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her greatest and most exciting adventure of all. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. Journey Summary: Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination - and unexpected friendship.Ī lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound.

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