A Stone for Sascha

A girl grieves the loss of her dog in an achingly beautiful wordless epic from the Caldecott Honor winning creator of Journey.This year s summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved family dog, along for the ride But a wistful walk along the beach to gather cool, polished stones becomes a brilliant turning point in the girl s grief There, at the edge of a vast ocean beneath an infinite sky, she uncovers, alongside the reader, a profound and joyous truth In his first picture book following the conclusion of his best selling Journey trilogy, Aaron Becker achieves a tremendous feat, connecting the private, personal loss of one child to a cycle spanning millennia and delivering a stunningly layered tale that demands to be pored over again and again. Read A Stone for Sascha author Aaron Becker – kino-fada.fr The art blew me away It was beautiful and mysterious This is a wordless story about a girl losing a pet We then see pictures of time as the Earth changes, civilizations come and go, lost and found until this stone out of time gives some solace to Sascha.I think this is trying to get children, or people to think about time and the fact that many came before us and hopefully many come after us It is a well ...Sascha s vacation will be different without her pet dog, who is buried at the outset of this wordless tale, which will reward you through multiple readings The library where I got this labels it easy because it is a picture book, but I pretty strongly disagree I don t think younger kids would know a fraction of what this book was really about without adult help But it is lovely, complex, and digitally illustrated by the author of the popular and also wordless Journey trilogy.This book is in Sascha s vacation will be different without her pet dog, who is buried at the outset of this wordless tale, which will reward you through multiple readings The library where I got this labels it easy because it is a picture book, but I pretty strongly disagree I don t think younger kids would know a fraction of what this book was really about wit...One of the best wordless picture books I have ever seen The book opens with a young American girl Possibly around age 10 Pacific Northwest Parents appear to be Asian African Americans picking flowers to place on the freshly dug grave of her beloved pet dog I assume the dog is Sascha, but this is not explicit wordless picture book After performing the sad duty the family leaves for a campout at the seashore Other families play nearby with their still living pets The young girl One of the best wordless picture books I have ever seen The book opens with a young Amer...I just think most kids are going to be like, but what does this have to do with the dogA Stone for Sascha sees Becker s latest foray into wordless picturebooks since the Journey trilogy I had concerns at the start that he had found and mastered a tricky format right from the first book and would not be able to maintain it to the same degree as someone like David Wiesnerbut, fortunately, this book is wonderful and, in many respects, a step up With aemotive, epic narrative that tells the story of a young girl coming to terms with the loss of the family s pet dog Whilst on A Stone for Sascha sees Becker s latest foray into wordless picturebooks since the Journey trilogy I had concerns at the start that he had found and mastered a tricky format right from the first book and would not be able to maintain it to the same degree as someone like David Wiesnerbut, fortunately, this book is wonderful and, in many respects, a step up With aemotive, epic narrative that te...Gorgeous picture book telling the story of a girl who is grieving over the death of a pet, and while at the beach, finds a stone The author then tells us the story of how this stone began its life, literally billions of years ago as the planet and life formed The stone eventually is dug out of the ground, and is transformed, initially as part of a monument, and through its many uses as the centuries pass, till Sascha finds it at the beach, and finds it gives her some comfort The illustrations Gorgeous picture book telling the story of a girl who is grieving over the death of a pet, and while at the beach, finds a stone The author then tells us the story of how this stone began its life, literally billions of years ago as the planet and life formed The stone eventually is dug out of th...Dear Sascha, the family dog, has died, and the family heads off for their vacation without her In the midst of grief, a young girl spends time by the water She watches others play, yet remains alone, searching for stones That beautiful one she discovers takes us on a journey of imagination from ancient times through ocean adventures, time moving on as the stone s history is revealed imagined The connection from one moment in time along the cycle of history is fascinating Like Becker s Dear Sascha, the family dog, has died, and the family heads off for their vacation without her In the midst of grief, a young girl spends time by the water She watches others play, yet remains alone, searching for stones That beautiful one she discovers takes us on a journey of imagination from ancient times through ocean adventures, time moving on as the stone s history is revealed imagined The connection from one moment in time along the cycle of history is...Becker has created an emotive, engaging and beautiful book A Stone for Sascha is so moving and tells the story of a young girl who is processing and dealing with the passing of the family dog when she discovers a unique object whilst on a family holiday I already had a tear in my eye when I looked at the first page but I do really love dogs Truly though, this is a testament to the beauty that Becker has created with this book The style and presentation of this story is so creative, Becker has created an emotive, engaging and beautiful book A Stone for Sascha is so moving and tells the story of a young girl who is processing and dealing with the passing of the family dog when she discovers a unique object whilst on a family holiday I already had a tear in my eye...I love how this beautiful wordless picture book has so much to say with simply gorgeous artwork Painted digitally on a tablet, this book tells a story of one family s grief for the loss of a beloved pet and one girl s discovery at a beach that allows her to look at the timeless wonder of the world around her When I was young, I was always fascinated by different rocks that I would find I would wonder where all in the world any particular rock had been how far back in time would the rock I love how thi...Four or five stars I m going for a cautious four, but this is a courageous book of huge scope, linking the yellow flowers a girl leaves on her dog s grave yes, we start on a downbeat to a yellow stone linking continents and civilisations and the matter of the universe Beautiful, smudgy drawings with all sorts of clever detail the monolith brought on rolled logs to a high place and abandoned is taken down on a cart with wheels give the reader sic much to ponder in a very thoughtful Four or five stars I m going for a cautious four, but this is a courageous book of huge scope, linking the yellow flowers a girl leaves on her dog s grave yes, we start on a downbeat t...

• 13 November 2018
Aaron Becker
• Hardcover
• 48 pages
• 0763665967
• Aaron Becker
• A Stone for Sascha