Wordless Picture Books that rely entirely on illustrations to tell a story.
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: The Chicken Thief
When a fox steals a chicken, her friends are determined to rescue her. Rooster, Bear and Rabbit negotiate forests, climb mountains and cross the sea to get her back. But it becomes perfectly clear that chicken and fox love each other, as chicken explains most eloquently-in a book entirely without words. ...Show more
Category: Board & Cloth Books
A little girl finds the end of a line and her adventure begins. She follows it through the pages as it becomes a slide, a hoop, a bubble...and then something that threatens to spoil the fun. In the spirit of Harold and the Purple Crayon, this funny story is a tribute to making the impossible possible, w ...Show more
Category: Hardback Picture Books | Series: The Chicken Thief
The third wordless wonder featuring the unlikely pairing of chicken and fox. Chicken goes off on her own to catch a fish for her family and ends up having an adventure when she catches a giant sea monster. Eventually when she makes it back home, Chicken discovers her egg has hatched while she was away.. ...Show more
Category: Textless Picture Books
A traffic jam becomes the ultimate playground for Monkey as he leaps from one vehicle to another, finding stories within stories. Papa Monkey and Little Monkey are on their way. But the street is very busy and they are going so slowly! Little Monkey loses patience and jumps onto the fire engine. Up th ...Show more
Category: Textless Picture Books
Winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Pictures rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Here is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts, from award-win ...Show more
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Journey
Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy. A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he ...Show more
Category: General Graphic Books
As seen on the SERIAL podcast, season 2, episode 1 ("Dustwun") Open this wordless book and zoom from a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert island. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For nothing is ever as it seems in Istvan Banyai's sleek, mysterious landscapes of pictures w ...Show more
Category: Nostalgic Picture Books
One day, Clown is thrown into the trash, but he doesn't stay there long. He tries to find someone to take care of his friends, but no one listens. Then Clown finds someone "he" can take care of, and together, they make a home for everyone. Follow the fortunes of Clown-- who starts in a garbage can and e ...Show more
Category: Nostalgic Picture Books | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
Follow the adventures of a little girl who's dream of flying comes true in this stunning story by Shirley Hughes. The illustrations are packed with detail and wordless pages encourage children to engage with the story in a different way. "Shirley Hughes is a national treasure" Philip Pullman
Category: Big Books | Reading Level: From 5 To 99
A big book version of this wordless, visually compelling look at our changing environment, featured on a government reading list for schools. A mother and baby look through a window at a view of wilderness and sky as far as the eye can see. With each page, the boy grows and the scene changes. At first, ...Show more
Category: General Picture Books
Have you ever seen a picture book with two titles and two covers, that can be read from back to front? Follow Firefly in his search for a flashing light and turn back at the end of the book to find the second storyline about Rabbit's escape.
Category: Hardback Picture Books
On a windy day a little dog finds an discarded umbrella in the garden. The moment the dog picks up the umbrella, it catches the wind and pulls the dog skywards, taking them both on an exciting journey around the world, from desert to sea, and jungle to North Pole. A wordless picture book that tells a th ...Show more
