Publishers Weekly (starred review) Becker continues the loving and gorgeous homage to imagination he began in Journey with this direct sequel. It's another step forward in an already noteworthy career. he strong visual narrative and inventive action sequences offer even more to savor. As before, hearts will beat faster during cliff-hanging moments in which the children must draw their way out of danger. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Becker includes wonderfully evocative set pieces-a submerged city, a Mayan temple-as the pair follows the map to collect chalk markers in all the colors of the rainbow to free the king and save the city. Breathtaking in scope, consider this a wordless testament to the power of not just imagination, but art itself picture books rarely feel this epic. Part Indiana Jones, part Avatar: The Last Airbender, this book proves to be more exciting than its Caldecott Honor predecessor, emphasizing adventure over evocative metaphor. On the coattails of Journey Becker gleefully expands and details his award-winning fantasyland, growing even more ambitious with his storytelling.
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