Posted by Casey on Thursday, Aug 11, 2016
The final installment of Aaron Becker's Journey trilogy is finally here and was it ever worth the wait. Return is a breathtaking finale that equals its prior installments in every way. Immensely detailed, cinematic and profound, Return is the perfect denouement to Becker's seminal series. While in essence this is the culmination of the trilogy, Return denotes and necessitates a renaissance of the Journey, a Return to the beginning.
For those of you unfamiliar with Aaron Becker's work, I highly recommend starting at the beginning of his wordless Journey. Personally I have enjoyed going from start to finish to start--it's incredible to compare the detail in these works side by side. I look forward to seeing where Aaron Becker will take us next but will go on this journey over and over both in anticipation and continuous wonder.
Check out the videos below from his website--the first is a mini documentary about the making of Journey the second is the official book trailer for Return.
http://www.storybreathing.com/the-making-of-journey/
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Casey buys books for ICPL's youngest readers. However, she enjoys reading books of all shapes and sizes. You can find her at the Children's Desk, out and about at one of our area preschools, or providing in-house programming like StoryJAM.
In her follow up to "This Story is Not About a Kitten", Randall de Sève weaves a tender tale about resiliency. The pacing and repetitive cadence of the text make this a wonderful candidate for storytimes, especially at the start of the new school year. Delicate gouache and colored pencil illustrations by Kate Gardiner round out a fabulous picture book right for sharing when the littles in your life need comforting. Sometimes we have problems, and it's okay! -Casey