Picture Books > Textless Picture Books
Wordless Picture Books that rely entirely on illustrations to tell a story.
Window by Jeannie Baker
19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
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
The Whale (HB) by Ethan Murrow
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
There is a legend that a Great Spotted Whale lives in the ocean; local fishermen still talk of it, although the first sighting fifty years ago was never corroborated. Now, two young whale watchers each set out to find the whale, one armed with sound recording equipment, the other a camera. Mid-ocean the ...Show more
Bear by Staffan Gnosspelius
40.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A debut picture book for adults about a bear that elicits immediate, deep emotional recognition. Bear, Staffan Gnosspelius's debut book, is a gorgeous visual meditation on depression. In this deeply affecting, wordless picture book for adults, a bear is maddeningly afflicted with a cone that covers his ...Show more
Flotsam (HB) by David Wiesner
35.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encr ...Show more
The Chicken Thief (#1) by Beatrice Rodriguez
25.00 NZD
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. Soon it it becomes perfectly clear that chicken and fox love each other, as chicken explains most eloquently - in a book entirely withou ...Show more
Up and Up by Shirley Hughes
20.00 NZD
Category: Nostalgic Picture Books
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
The Mediterranean (HB) by Armin Greder
33.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A lifeless body. One of many in the waters of the Mediterranean. Precarious boats navigate the waters of the sea, from south to north. And more often than not, it is not only hope that drowns. From the creator of The Island.
Once upon a Snowstorm by Richard Johnson
17.00 NZD
Category: Textless Picture Books
A wordless picture book by an exceptionally talented illustrator/animator to follow in the footsteps of The Snowman. The story of a father and his son who live by themselves in a cosy cabin in the woods. But, one day they are separated out in the beautifully falling snow. The boy is lost and falls asle ...Show more
The Wanderer by Peter van den Ende
33.00 NZD
Category: Textless Picture Books
The stunning wordless story of a brave little boat's voyage. A little boat sets out to sea and begins its voyage toward home. To get there it must travel across many strange, beautiful oceanscapes, full of fantastic creatures and deadly monsters, swept by terrifying storms and sailed by mysterious ship ...Show more
Oscar's Tower of Flowers by Lauren Tobia
30.00 NZD
Category: Textless Picture Books
A wordless picture book for the very young--bursting with green --celebrates community, gardening, and sharing beauty with the world. Oscar's mom has to go away for a little while, so Oscar is staying with his nana. He likes being with Nana in her apartment building, but he still misses his mom. One da ...Show more
The Holidays by Blexbolex
10.00 NZD
Category: No Category
The summer holidays were here. I had the garden, the fields, the lake and the sun all to myself! And then Grandfather brought something home that tipped everything out of balance... Country: France