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Wordless Picture Books that rely entirely on illustrations to tell a story.
The Flying Light by Yuanhao Yang
25.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Enter a mystical world where a man and his strange pet lizard attempt to lure luminous flying creatures to their town. Through innovative wordless storytelling and wonderfully detailed panel illustrations that invite children to use their imagination, this story will light up the lives of those in searc ...Show more
Window (Big Book) by Jeannie Baker
53.00 NZD
Category: Big 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
You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
22.00 NZD
Category: Textless Picture Books
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, it ...Show more
Follow the Firefly / Run, Rabbit, Run by Bernardo Carvalho
20.00 NZD
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.
No! by David McPhail
19.00 NZD
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Endorsed by Amnesty International. No. No? No! A little boy sets out to deliver a letter, witnessing acts of war on the way. But when he encounters a bully by the post-box, he decides that enough is enough. Almost wordless, but speaking volumes, No! dramatises conflict and its alternatives in a languag ...Show more
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Haunting, original and told entirely through exquisitely imagined black, white and sepia pictures, THE ARRIVAL is the story of one man's encounter with life in a strange new world. It's a timeless, universal story that will resonate with anyone, anywhere who has struggled to start again in a place that ...Show more
Selkie by Josephine Birch
25.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
In a small village by the sea the fishermen are full of tales and myths of monsters, pirates and mermaids, but there is one myth that may be true. On a fine, clear morning the men set sail. Reeling in the nets the youngest of the crew is dragged into the water. Rescued from the depths of the sea by a pl ...Show more
Quest (Journey #2) by Aaron Becker
19.00 NZD
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 is c ...Show more
Door by Jihyeon Lee
38.00 NZD
Category: Textless Picture Books
A young child opens the door to an unexpected and magical world. JiHyeon Lee's magical tale of an unexpected world reminds us that curiosity and open-mindedness are the keys to adventure and friendship.
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A spectacular time-lapse portrait of humankind – and our impact on the natural world – from a Caldecott Honor-winning master of the wordless form. For his latest feat of visual storytelling, the acclaimed creator of the Journey trilogy invents, in staggering detail, a familiar world layered with imagi ...Show more
Clown by Quentin Blake
26.00 NZD
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
Mr Wuffles! by David Wiesner
20.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
Mr Wuffles ignores all the toys people buy for him. He's not lazy, he's just very picky. Now Mr Wuffles has the perfect toy and he's ready to play. But it's not really a toy at all. It's something much more interesting..."Expertly imagined, composed, drawn and coloured, this is Wiesner at his best". (Ki ...Show more