![]() ![]() ![]() At the same time, his ink and watercolors evoke different kinds of architectural wonders (everything from Atlantis to Chichén Itzá). Broadening his palette, Becker fills his book with myriad colorful details that will reward sharp-eyed fans. ![]() Harold-like, the children use the crayons to draw themselves out of scrapes along the way. Supplied with a map indicating where the crayons are hidden, the kids find each one (the girl stores them in a crayon bandolier), leading to a showdown with the bad guy that ends with a brilliant, rainbow-hued win for the forces of good. He charges the two young heroes with collecting the six magic crayons that will defeat his realm’s enemy once and for all. Suddenly, a desperate king bursts through a door set into the base of the bridge. ![]() When readers last saw the boy and girl protagonists, they were sharing a tandem bike this adventure opens with the children sheltering from raindrops under a bridge, the bike propped up against the wall. On the coattails of Journey (2013), Becker gleefully expands and details his award-winning fantasyland, growing even more ambitious with his storytelling. ![]()
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