THE WANDERER
As with Shaun Tan’s The Arrival, it gives us collective goosebumps to introduce the singular talent and imagination of Peter Van den Ende to North America. Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, Van den Ende presents one little paper boat’s journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters.
The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it must save itself when storms approach. And so it does. We hope that readers young and old will find the strength and inspiration that we did in this quietly powerful story about growing, learning, and life’s ups and downs.
SEE INSIDE THE BOOK
Type: Picture Book
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Publication: October 6, 2020
ISBN: 9781646140176
PRAISE
Society of Illustrators, Dilys Evans Founder’s Award Winner
A New York Times Best Children's Book of 2020
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2020
★ “Marvelously engrossing—a triumph.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
★ “Remarkable. Absolutely sui generis.”
—Booklist (starred)
“Electrifying. Extraordinary. Enigmatic and gorgeous.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“A gorgeous, wordless odyssey from one side of the world to another.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“An epic dream captured in superbly meticulous detail.”
—Shaun Tan
“Danger, magic, surprise and awe abound in this masterly, wordless debut.”
–The New York Times
“I love Van den Ende’s passion.”
—Brian Selznick, New York Times Book Review
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About Peter Van den Ende
Peter Van den Ende makes his remarkable debut as a picture book artist with The Wanderer. When he’s not drawing, he works as a nature guide in the Cayman Islands. The beauty of the sea was his source of inspiration for his wonderful wordless story
