Sea of Dreams

Author	Stephen Savage
ISBN	0439700493

A happy-go-lucky Walrus escapes the zoo in search of adventure in this wordless instant classic.
Bored with life at the zoo, an adventurous walrus escapes to the outside world. With the zookeeper in hot pursuit, Walrus cleverly tries on all sorts of hats to disguise himself. Will a yellow hardhat...

Author

Paul Fleischman

This delightful book will fascinate children and help them to see their world with new eyes.
-- SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Step right up and witness an astounding assemblage of tightrope walkers, strong men, sword swallowers, and clowns....

Author	Jeff Newman
ISBN	1416950125

This wordless picture book tells the story of a quiet boy working to overcome his shyness and finding the courage to play baseball with the other kids in the park... With the help of a few old timers from the nearby park bench, our boy is coaxed out of his shell and into the game. Beautifully illustrated,...

Author	Barbara Lehman
ISBN	0547238681

I usually enjoy this author/illustrator's books but this one was definitely an exception. It is a "wordless" picture book that "shows" an adventure that some children go on when they discover a treasure map hidden in the floor of their boarding school. They sneak out of their school, wander through...

Author	Holly Hobbie
ISBN	0316203343

Look carefully. There may be a gem in your garden.


For nearly four decades, watercolorist Holly Hobbie has drawn inspiration from the wonders of nature. During one especially hard winter, she found herself imagining the story of a determined toad's spring journey. Her vivid depiction...

Author	Rebecca Dudley
ISBN	1441311580

Delight young children with this endearing and uniquely illustrated wordless picture book!

While walking through the forest, Hank finds an egg on the forest floor. After spotting its nest high up in a tree, he uses his ingenuity to help get the egg home safe and sound, and is joyfully rewarded...

Author	Mark Pett
ISBN	1442451238

On the surface, this is a really sweet book about a boy and his airplane--something that many of us can relate to if we ever had a favorite toy as a child. The drawings are fun and simple, yet still elicit emotion as you follow the boy and his plane.

As you read, it hits you on a much deeper level--the...

Author	Raúl Colón
ISBN	1442494921

Based on his own childhood, beloved and award-winning artist Raúl Colón's wordless book is about the limitless nature of creativity and imagination.

A boy alone in his room.
Pencils.
Sketchbook in hand.
What would it be like to on safari?
Imagine.
Draw!

A...

Author	Camille Garoche
ISBN	1592701817

Two sisters look longingly through their window at the snowy sky. One goes out and sculpts a little rabbit, but when she brings it back inside to her wheelchair-bound sister, it begins to melt. So they take it outside and into the forest where enchanted things begin to happen. A follow up to her hauntingly...

Author	Lita Judge
ISBN	1442420073

Fun, simple and nearly wordless, while I have in many ways adored Lita Judge's Red Sled, and absolutely love the joyful (and at times also horrified) expressions on the animals' faces as they proceed to toboggan down the hill with the little girl's sled (and the few choice onomatopoeic accompanying...

Author

Andy Runton

Owly and Wormy want some butterflies! But when they come home from the nursery with a plant that will attract some fluttering friends, all that show up are fat, green bug things. Bug things are NOT butterflies! But, they are nice and fun and good at sleep outs under the stars and always up for a game of checkers....

Author	Bill Thomson
ISBN	1477847006

When a boy and his dog go for a hike, the boy trips on a fossil, and it comes to life, revealing an ancient plant. The boy is so intrigued that he breaks two more fossils that come to life—a dragonfly and a pteranodon. When these prehistoric creatures collide with present reality, the boy must figure out...

Author	Ingrid Schubert
ISBN	1935954008

1. The Umbrella has received the 2012 Outstanding International Best Book of the Year Award and The United States Board on Books for Young People Award. 2. For children ages 3-7. 3. This illustrated literature begins with a small black dog reaching for a red umbrella, barren trees and loose leaves around...

Author	Arthur Geisert
ISBN	1592700985

A gorgeously rendered wordless tale of discovery and adventure that is meticulous in architectural detail and bursts with inventiveness. Arthur Geisert's ingenuity engages the child's imagination as well as the adult's through seamless storytelling and zany wit. Invested as always in his porcine...

Author	Laëtitia Devernay
ISBN	1452104913

Pairing two seemingly disparate elements—an orchestra conductor and a grove of trees—award-winning artist Laetitia Devernay herself orchestrates a visual magnum opus. Her spare yet intricate illustrations truly appear to take flight before our eyes, and her wordless narrative nearly roars...

Author	Béatrice Rodriguez
ISBN	1877467316

In this wordless story that is both funny and sweet, a fox steals a hen away from her home. Bear, rabbit, and rooster give chase, but in a twist on the usual children's story, this fox is not a villain. Rather, he tenderly holds hen as he runs into the night. A funny and life-affirming story, The Chicken Thief...

Author	Suzy Lee
ISBN	0811872807

A dark attic. A light bulb. An imaginative little girl.

Internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee uses these simple elements to create a visual tour de force that perfectly captures the joy of creative play and celebrates the power of imagination. Stunning in their simplicity, Lee's illustrations,...

Author

Paula Bossio

In this deceptively simple wordless picture book, a small girl finds the end of a long black line and picks it up. She wiggles the line, slides down it and spins inside circles made from it. In her hands, the line transforms into bubbles to blow, a jungle vine to swing from and a tightrope to balance on. The...

Author	Marije Tolman
ISBN	1590788060

Pure picture-book magic. A polar bear rides a whale to a tree rising out of the water. At the top of the tree is a tree house. He’s joined by a brown bear in a boat. The bears find that the tree house is the perfect place to read. When the water recedes, they are joined by flamingos, panda bears, and other animals...

Author	Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
ISBN	0140568166

While she's in the Metropolitan Museum with her grandmother, a little girl leaves her prized yellow balloon tied to a railing outside. But its string becomes untied, and the balloon embarks on an uproarious journey through New York City. With an ever-increasing cast of wacky urban characters in tow,...

Author	Gregory Rogers
ISBN	1741145244

This is another wordless book..I didn't get this book out but it did have my interest by the cover and it was in the 'graphic novel' section of the school lib...It's basically about a boy who gets bullied and there seems to be other books in the series that I haven't seen..So, I have no idea if this is a conclusion...

Author	Alvaro F. Vila
ISBN	1479515469

Outstanding Picture book. Gorgeous colors used in such a way that surely depict nature's rage in a way kids can understand and assimilate. The story presents the process any family could pass if there is an emergency in their home towns. The family on this story will try to save their home but at the end...