Aaron Becker
1) Journey
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"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 clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"I can only pick one? Aaron Becker, a Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator, explores a child's journey beyond the colors of the rainbow in this luminous follow-up to You Are Light." --
6) Return
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure. Its 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 readers in its thrall. Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker delivers...
7) Quest
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
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 enough to pass the two a map before soldiers apprehend...
9) One sky
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Look up in wonder at the sky! In this companion to You are light and My favorite color, . . . author-illustrator Aaron Becker delivers a . . . visual meditation on the majesty of our . . . world"--
10) Survivor tree
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Callery pear tree standing at the base of the World Trade Center is almost destroyed on September 11, but it is pulled from the rubble, coaxed back to life, and replanted as part of the 9/11 memorial." --