Maddie Moo Toddler Book Review: Journey

By: Aaron Becker

This is a magical story about imagination that has no words but is quickly becoming a favorite story all the same. 

It's like a grown up Harold's Purple Crayon. 

So the story, which features very subdued colors in its illustrations except for the red and purple of the magical chalk(?) and the lines and things that are drawn, at first, depicts a girl who is lonely and bored who takes up her bright red chalk and draw herself a door into another place. There she adventures along using different ways of traveling that she draws into existence. There's a magical forest, a beautiful castle, sky pirates, a daring rescue and more! 

We call the girl Josephine, because that's who the book is dedicated to. We call the boy Alex, because that's Madeline's best friend at school. She stares at the pages as though she's watching Toy Story (for the millionth time) with absolute focus and interest. She really enjoys it and so do I. It's a great story, and it's really visually appealing. This is definitely going on the shelf of books that I will keep when she's grown.

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Published on November 13, 2017 15:41
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