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Stories without words

  • Window
    Author:
    Arbona, Marion
    Summary:

    A wild, one-of-a-kind wordless picture book. A young girl is walking home from school in a big city. As she gazes up at window after window in the buildings on her route, she imagines the most fantastical goings-on behind them, which...
  • The line
    Author:
    Bossio, Paula
    Summary:

    When a little girl discovers the end of a line, she follows it as it transforms into all sorts of unexpected things in order to discover who is at the other end.
  • The book from far away
    Author:
    Handy, Bruce
    Summary:

    In this fantastical picture book perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Journey, a human child and a child from another planet discover that no matter where you live or what your books are like, reading - and sharing - are universal. A...
  • Sonata for fish and boy
    Author:
    Pavlović, Milan
    Summary:

    Music inspires friendship and a life full of dreams and adventure in this wordless picture book from Milan Pavlovic. When a fish hears the singing of a violin, it is drawn out of the water and into the world of a young musician sitting...
  • Sidewalk flowers
    Author:
    Lawson, JonArno
    Summary:

    In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by...
  • One red button
    Author:
    Jocelyn, Marthe
    Summary:

    A wordless board book that follows the journey of one red button as it falls off a jacket and transforms into a doorknob and many other things along the way.
  • One piece of string
    Author:
    Jocelyn, Marthe
    Summary:

    A wordless board book that follows the journey of one piece of string as it comes untied from a package and transforms into a swing set and many other things along the way.
  • Night runners
    Author:
    Valério, Geraldo
    Summary:

    What seems scary proves surprising in this magical wordless picture book. Guided by a circle of stars on the horizon, a stag bounds into a thick pine forest. Wolves lurk behind the trees, then begin to run after him. When the stag turns...
  • Letters to a prisoner
    Author:
    Goldstyn, Jacques
    Summary:

    Inspired by Amnesty International's letter-writing campaigns to help free people who have been jailed for expressing their opinion, the book tells the story of a man who is arrested during a peaceful protest. In solitary confinement, he...
  • Kunoichi bunny
    Author:
    Cassidy, Sara
    Summary:

    In this amusing wordless picture book, a young toddler uses her stuffed bunny to perform a number of daring acts.
  • Helen's birds
    Author:
    Cassidy, Sara
    Summary:

    For as long as Saanvi can remember, she has been friends with her elderly neighbor Helen. They play cards and garden together and, especially, care for the wild birds that visit Helen's yard. When Helen dies suddenly, a "For...
  • Flora and the flamingo
    Author:
    Idle, Molly Schaar
    Summary:

    In this wordless book with interactive flaps, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together.
  • Field trip to the moon
    Author:
    Hare, John
    Summary:

    It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book. An ALA Notable Children's Book A Golden Duck Notable Picture Book Climb aboard the...
  • Blanket
    Author:
    Ohi, Ruth
    Summary:

    A gentle wordless picture book about the difference a kind friend can make on a gray day. It's a beautiful morning, but when Cat wakes up, the world feels gray. Cat wraps up in a blanket and hides - until Dog comes in. What can Dog do...
  • Bird
    Author:
    Martiń Vidal, Beatriz
    Summary:

    Anything is possible when you believe. The moment is coming. Be ready. To start a new path, to grow up, to change, to rise to the occasion.
    "Bird" is a stunning wordless picture book by Beatriz Martin Vidal, which brings us up to...
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