![]() ![]() There’s an image of a girl looking bored with a red scooter. Either open at this sepia-toned double spread (dedication) page or use a visualiser to project it if you are working with a class or large group. This activity is best carried out before sharing the entire book. ![]() Readers of all ages may find within Becker’s pages an enchanting mixture of personal escapism, adventure and meaning. This wordless picture book is a tribute to the power and possibility of imagination. Together the two of them embark on further adventures. Hopeless and alone, the girl is left in a dark cage when suddenly through the sky returns the lilac bird, carrying in its beak her magical crayon. Disaster strikes when, having freed the bird, she is caught by angry guards who throw away her Trying to save a vibrant lilac bird which has been imprisoned. Glistening rivers, dramatic moats and dizzying waterfalls with a few artful strokes of her crayon, she is soon soaring above the clouds in a bright red hot-air balloon, ![]() Magical door from her bedroom wall, she finds herself transported into enthralling new lands – vividly colourful and alive with adventure. A little girl, bored of the monotonous and lonely routine of everyday life, seeks refuge and excitement in a world created entirely by her imagination. ![]()
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