Staff Picks
Wordless Picture Books
- Kim M.
- Monday, March 25
Collection
Telling a story with only pictures. Wordless picture books provides children with an opportunity for literacy rich conversations. Each “reader” listens and speaks, and creates their own story in their own words.
Journey
Published in 2013
Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.
Inside Outside
Published in 2013
In this story without words, a boy and his dog play inside and outside of their home.
Unspoken
A Story from the Underground Railroad
Published in 2012
In this wordless picture book, a young Southern farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding behind the corn crib in the barn and decides to help him.
Flora and the Penguin
Published in 2014
In this wordless, lift-the-flap picture book, Flora and her new friend, the penguin, dance on the ice together and learn to treat each other with respect and kindness.
Welcome to the Zoo
Published in 2008
A family visits a zoo without cages while a zookeeper chases an ostrich intent on escaping.
The Depth of the Lake and the Height of the Sky
Published in 2022
"It's summertime and a boy and his dog are leaving behind their apartment in the busy city. His grandparents' home in the countryside feels like a different world. From the window, the curious boy sees a path leading enticingly into the forest. He can't wait to explore. At each bend in the trail the boy discovers more wonders of the surrounding natural world, from towering trees to a still, silent lake. He can't resist diving down, down into the cool water and greeting the fish below. Then later, when boy and dog have been warmed by the gentle sunshine, they wander back, contentedly, to their family. But before they go to sleep, nature gives them one last dazzling show: they look up, up to a night sky awash with stars"-- Provided by publisher.
The Secret Box
Published in 2011
A young schoolboy from the early twentieth century hides a candy box with secret instructions in the floorboards of his boarding school for future generations of schoolchildren to find and follow to a mysterious hidden place.
The Lion & the Mouse
Published in 2009
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
A Ball for Daisy
Published in 2011
A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.
Where's Walrus?
And Penguin?
Published in 2015
When Walrus and his friend Penguin escape from the zoo, Will the zookeeper must find them.
Mr. Wuffles!
Published in 2013
"Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens. When Mr. Wuffles plays rough with the little ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs"-- Provided by publisher.
Tuesday
Published in 1991
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
I Got It!
Published in 2018
In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
Professional Crocodile
Published in 2017
In this book without words, Mr. Crocodile gets up every morning and carefully gets ready for work--but just what is his job?