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The Voyage

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A swashbuckling tale of leaving home, and the joy of adventure.

Drawn to the horizon since she was small, the heroine of this story longs to discover what lies beyond it. She builds herself a boat, with the help of her parents, who know they cannot keep her on the little island they call home.

With courage, joy, and the gift of the most brilliant of swords from her parents, she sets off. She sails through storms, faces down sea monsters, and comes to the aid of lost sailors. In the market of a distant port, she finds a child, who she adopts as her own. The young boy shares her desire to explore and see the world, so together, they set sail once more. After years of adventuring, they find the island that was once her home. Coming to rest on the shore, our heroine sends her son off on his own voyage, with the most brilliant of swords.

Beautifully illustrated, this immersive book celebrates the great joys of the voyage itself. It captures the experience of finding your own way in the world, and letting your child do the same. The Voyage is a tribute to living beyond fear, of leaving home, and returning to it.

An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids


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      May 1, 2024
      The sea beckons a little girl toward daring deeds and hard-fought growth. As a child, our narrator, who presents Black, looks out from a verdant home, away from her mother and father, across the sea, toward the horizon, and dreams of "secret islands, of hidden treasures." She builds a humble but ambitious makeshift boat with the help of her parents and embarks on a trip into the unknown. Lush, swirling, expressionistic mixed-media illustrations make the sea as lively and inviting as it is terrifying and threatening, all in bright, dynamic hues. Likewise, the protagonist meets varied characters and obstacles--tempests and monsters, sailors in need of help, high-stakes dice games--on her way to growing into a sort of pirate of her own making. Upon meeting a blond-haired, pale-skinned young boy, the narrator encounters her greatest adventure yet: parenthood. The pair continue to grow--the young woman into old age and the boy into maturity--until it's clear that the former's journey has found its destination and the latter's is only just beginning. Our narrator gives her adopted child the makeshift boat; he's as enchanted as young readers will be by this charming, heartfelt tale, translated from French. Adventure awaits, warmly delivered with striking images, magical colors, and inspiring courage. (Picture book. 4-7)

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