BECKER, Aaron Quest Walker, 2014 unpaged $27.95 ISBN 9780763665951 SCIS 1672105
A kidnapped king, a map and some magical crayons take two children on an amazing journey. How can they interpret the map and rescue the elderly monarch? This wordless tale set in a medieval fantasy world force the young boy and girl to use their imaginative skills to allow them to overcome the dangers they encounter and finally save the king and find themselves his appointed successor. Wicked knights, flying armoured gondolas, a giant friendly squid, a tropical island with its ziggurats are just some of the quirky elements embedded in the pages. This second landscaped shaped book in a trilogy is full of colour and action and is sure to delight young readers leading them to suggest their own swash buckling adventures. This is a joy to read as it sets the mind ablaze in wonder.
reviewed by John Cohen