<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Join Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winner Mitsumasa Anno for a marvelous illustrated journey through northern Europe in this stunning wordless picture book that brings the artist's inventive eye to the worlds of art and architecture, geography and social studies. A "Boston Globe-Horn Book"Award Winner. An ALA Notable Book. An "American Bookseller" Pick of the List.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>A <i>Boston Globe-Horn Book</i> <i>Award </i>Winner</b> <p/>Join Anno, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, on a spectacular tour of Europe!</b> <p/>A pictorial journey through the traditional countryside, farms, and towns of northern Europe takes readers past familiar storybook characters, visual jokes and puzzles, tricks of perspective, and other surprises. <p/><b> "With paintings, visual puzzles and tricks of perception, Anno introduces geography and science by focusing on children and adults at work and play, as well as on art, architecture, composers, and painters, as he conducts an imaginary tour of England . . . Lush paintings, exquisitely detailed . . . An exceptional book."--<i>Publishers Weekly<br></i><br> "Executed in meticulous and gently hued watercolors, this imaginative rendering will fill hours of wonderment, always with the delightful anticipation of seeking still one more amazing detail."--<i>Booklist</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Praise for <i>Anno's Journey</i><b> </b> <p/>★"Executed in meticulous and gently hued watercolors, this imaginative rendering will fill hours of wonderment, always with the delightful anticipation of seeking still one more amazing detail."--<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"With paintings, visual puzzles and tricks of perception, Anno introduces geography and science by focusing on children and adults at work and play, as well as on art, architecture, composers, and painters, as he conducts an imaginary tour of England . . . Lush paintings, exquisitely detailed . . . An exceptional book."--<i>Publishers Weekly <p/><b>A <i>Boston Globe-Horn Book</i> <i>Award </i>Winner<br>An ABA Pick of the List <br>An ALA Notable Book </b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mitsumasa Anno was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest honor attainable in the field of children's book illustration in 1984. His original art will be displayed at the gallery opening of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Northhampton, MA. Mr. Anno lives in Japan.