Wordless books are boundless. They have no text and hence are in no
particular language, besides, of course, the language of art. The illustrations say it all. And that’s the beauty of wordless picture
books! There are no words laying out the
story to the audience. The story is purely
guided by the reader’s interpretation of the illustrations.
When I read Aaron Becker's picture
book, ‘Journey’, I was amazed that an adventure story had been visualized and
rendered so beautifully as a wordless picture book!
So imagine my joy when I learned
that it was part of a trilogy! When I laid my hands on the second
book, at first I excitedly sifted through a few pages, then shut it. I decided that to do justice to the book, I
must look through it in a relaxed manner, relishing and drinking in each detail
of every illustration, in order to truly experience the adventure.
In ‘Quest’, Mr. Becker takes
us on yet another thrilling ride. The
story continues where it left off in the end of the first book – the lonely
girl with her red marker befriends a boy with a purple marker! The two embark on an adventure filled with
mystery and excitement.
A king appears suddenly and hands them a mysterious map
before getting captured by enemy soliders.
It is up to the twosome to work together to unravel the mystery of the
map and rescue the king.
And as they do,
they are pursued in their ‘quest’ by the king’s enemies who try to stop them to
seize the magical treasure they have discovered.
The story ends with a clue about where the next adventure
will lead us (the last book of the trilogy).
I am already looking forward to it!
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