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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/21/13

Journey

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Aaron Becker      PUBLISHER: Candlewick
PUBLICATION DATE: 2013     AWARDS: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award 2013, Junior Library Guild Selection Award
GENRE: Wordless                       READING LEVEL: 1st - 4th grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: A bored little girl finds a red crayon and creates a door to a brand new world. She uses her crayon to draw a boat that sails her into a guarded city. Throughout the book she creates her won modes of transportation to get around.  She finds a bird who then becomes her traveling partner. The bird and the little girl enter new world where she meet a boy with a purple crayon. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: What do you think will happen next? Have the students write their own story.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kenyah Wolfe