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home >> kids' beat >> collections >> Wordless Picture Books click here for a word doc They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These books prove it! Enjoy a great story without any text. (click on the title to go to the catalog)
Located in the Picture Book Collection (JE):
Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey Meet a not-so-nice snake, a jittery gopher, and a duck who doesn’t know what he’s in for. But wait – the duck’s not the only one who’s about to be surprised! JE ARU
Istvan Banyai Zoom in – what do you see? Two children playing on a farm. Zoom out – what do you see? One child playing with a toy farm. But don’t stop zooming yet. Just when you think you know where you are, guess again. JE BAN
Istvan Banyai Here’s a door – what’s on the other side? Here’s a shoreline – what’s on the other side? Here’s a curtain – what’s on the other side? The answers may surprise you. JE BAN
Donald Crews Superhighways, all-night diners, road signs, and road scenes abound in this colorful book about trucking! JE CRE
Scott E. Franson What if instead of an umbrella you had an UN-brella? Imagine that when this un-brella was opened it suddenly made the world around you change in exciting ways! JE FRA
Arthur Geisert One morning, while a pig family is sitting down to breakfast, a little milk spills on the floor. That wouldn’t be any problem at all, except that the milk seeps through a crack in the floor and drips down to the workshop below onto a tray that tips and flips the switch on a grinder whose spinning wheel catches the loose end of a clothesline… JE GEI
Arthur Geisert My parents make me turn off the light at eight. They know I’m afraid to go to sleep unless the light is on. They said, “If you can figure something out – go ahead.” So I did. JE GEI
Christoph Heuer Lola and Fred prove that differences in character and appearance – or even species – do not have to get in the way of reaching a goal. JE HEU
Christoph Heuer Starting where “Lola and Fred” left off, these friends join a new pal, Tom, and find adventure through the skies, over the high seas, to a tropical island. JE HEU
Barbara Lehman This book is about a book. A magical red book without any words – just like this one! Turn the page to experience a new kind of adventure through the power of story. JE LEH
Barbara Lehman Museums: filled with mysterious, magical art and curiosities? Or secrets? And what might happen if a boy suddenly became part of one of the mind-bending exhibits? JE LEH
Barbara Lehman It can be lonely sometimes on a rainy day in a big house with no one else around and only the quiet to keep you company. But if you find a mysterious key that leads you to an unexpected place, chances are your afternoon is about to get a lot more interesting. JE LEH
Mark Newgarden and Megan Montague Cash Bow-Wow is a persistent terrier who won’t give up on following a bug around his neighborhood. JE NEW
Sylvia van Ommen Sheep want to make a special gift for her best friend. When her wool is long enough, she buys some red dye, then dyes her wool and shaves it off… A “long” project begins! JE OMM
Gregory Rogers There is midsummer magic afoot as a bear enters an enchanted world where he makes an unusual new friend. JE ROG
David Wiesner While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country. JE WIE
David Wiesner Flotsam: something that floats. If it floats in the ocean, it may wash up on the beach, where someone may find it and be astonished, and share the discovery with someone else… JE WIE
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