They feel so real and this book series could potentially be an animated film because at times as I'm reading my brain makes the illustrations come to life and instead of reading it feels like I am watching a cartoon. The illustrations are beautiful and I cannot get enough of them. I will leave the story here for now because the ending is beautiful and perfect! I did not see it coming and I have no clue where this series is heading come book #3. That sounds easier said than done because somehow along their journey these same guards want to arrest the kids before they collect all the colors. The readers discover that in separate locations around this fantasy world leaves a colored chalk and the kids need to retrieve it for the King and to save him.
The guards take him away and he leaves behind his orange chalk. They are waiting for someone and when the magical door opens it is a King who has an orange chalk and a mysterious map. The sequel begins right away with the girl and boy exploring this fantasy world with their chalk. By the time I reached the last page my imagination was all over the place wondering what happens next? For Aaron Becker this was not the case and this book is perfect as a sequel. Sometimes when it comes to children books and series, the sequel is an utter disappointment because the first book may not necessarily need a sequel and the author simply wrote it for more money which is a disappointment and lack of imagination. THIS BOOK IS JUST AS PERFECT AS THE FIRST ONE! Parents will not be bored or annoyed with this book, it is quite captivating. Beautiful illustrations and gorgeous use of colors.Ĭhildren can use their own imagination to create a story or dialogue if they want to. They journey into an underwater kingdom, to the Mayan pyramids, and to an arctic Buddhist temple to find the colors they need to make a rainbow and save the kingdom. They know they must use the king's map to find all the colors of the rainbow. The children immediately use their Chalk to create keys to open in the door into the Other Realm, only to find the kingdom on fire, being invaded and taken over by the Japanese soldiers. Then the king is seized by the Japanese soldiers and dragged away. He hands them a map with the locations of 6 colored pieces of chalk on it. A king emerges with his finger to his mouth, signalling the kids to stay quiet. Under the bridge is a door with a stylized squid over it. It's raining, and the Girl with the Red Chalk and the Boy with the Purple Chalk stop riding their tandem bike to take shelter under a bridge.
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