Definitely a Caldecott contender.Ĭons: It’s definitely heavier and grimmer than the Journey trilogy, but there is that spark of hope at the end. I can’t wait to share it with kids to see all the details I’ve missed (this has happened to me with Aaron Becker’s wordless trilogy, Journey, Quest, and Return). Pros: This wordless masterpiece explores the rise and fall of human civilizations with an incredible amount of detail. On the last page, two children stand underneath the new young tree. Finally, an acorn falls from the tree’s one remaining live branch, floating down the river until it takes root on a piece of land by the water. As time goes on, the tree grows, then turns brown and dies as the civilization dies out and falls to ruin. The river is diverted and filled with boats trains and then cars are also used for transportation. As time goes on the small community becomes a town, then a city. On the next page, the boy (presumably) is grown up with his son, and the house has turned into a farm, with a few other houses near it, and several kids playing around the tree. A boy and a girl are playing near the tree. Failing to get the attention of her busy father, a lonely girl turns back to a fantastic world for friendship and adventure.
Summary: The first spread of this wordless picture book shows a young tree standing by the river of the title with the skeleton of a house being built nearby. Return Aaron Becker, creator of the award-winning Journey and its stunning, celebrated sequel, Quest, presents the final chapter in his luminous, wordless fantasy.
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