The Wonderful Journey

by Paul Geraghty

'You can travel anytime you want, anywhere you wish. ' Gran is telling Sam that the time has comefor her to fly home. Saddened, he thinks he will no longer share their special stories. Grandma then begins her final and best story. Inspired by the old steam train they visit on their walks, she takes him on a journey through all the fabulous places she has known. They become flamingos, flying across the African skies; they rest in a vast lake; they watch a pride of lions resting at the foot of a mountain. In this way, this shows him how he can use his imagination to create stories for himself, to travel and to always be near her.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 4, 1999

Reviews

[Louise]

A very odd but at times beautiful book. Sam shares a special time with his grandmother each Wednesday when they go to watch trains together, they imagine where the trains may take them. They share wonderful journeys as flamingoes flying across African plains. But Sam's grandmother isn't happy, and she constantly talks of flying away. The imagery is interesting with lots of sunsets, and although Grandma doesn't look all that sick as the adult reading this book you wonder if Grandma is about to undertake a more figurative journey than a literal one.