Becker, Aaron
Summary: In the Caldecott Honor-winning Journey, much of Becker's energy was devoted to the story's exquisite backdrops. Now, in the second wordless book of his planned trilogy, the focus is on his characters. On a rainy day in a city park, the girl who starred in Journey and the boy introduced at the end take refuge by a doorway under a bridge. To their surprise, a king emerges from the door just long...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECBecker, Aaron
Summary: "In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECBecker, Aaron
Summary: Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. It’s her third journey into the enticing realm of kings and emperors, castles and canals, exotic creatures and enchanting landscapes. This time, it will take something truly powerful to persuade her to return home, as a gripping backstory is revealed that will hold...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2016
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECBecker, Aaron
Summary: Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BECCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BECBecker, Aaron
Summary: A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah's Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our changing world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024