![]() ![]() ![]() The prelim pages appear foxed and watermarked, and the cataloguing information is shown in several small boxes that also appear to be yellowing stickers. Inside, the fiction of this being an old book is continued. These telling details are indicative of the enormous care that has been taken over every physical aspect of the book, from its poignant endpapers of 60 passport-style portraits to its silky ribbon marker. There is a similar spot-varnished picture on the back cover, and even the small bar-code panel resembles an old peeling sticker. It appears scratched and distressed, like an old leather-bound tome, and the debossed central image gleams with spot varnish. The cover of the large-format hardback is striking. Not only is this book a longer, more sustained read that requires considerable commitment from the reader, but it also depicts a more serious subject: that of the practical and emotional experience of being a migrant. The Arrival is really more of a graphic novel than a wordless picturebook, but it earns its place in #NoWords as it is published by Hodder as a children’s title. ![]() The Arrival – Wordless Books Wordless Books The Arrival (2006) ![]()
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