Wordless Picture Books
April Wilson's Magpie Magic
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by April Wilson
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A wordless picture book that depicts a young artist who draws a picture of a magpie which then comes to life and interacts with a series of colorful drawings.
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A Ball for Daisy
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by Chris Raschka
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A wordless picture book about all the fun a dog can have with her ball.
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Chalk
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by Bill Thomson
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A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life.
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Changes, Changes
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by Pat Hutchins
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Two wooden dolls rearrange wooden building blocks to form various objects.
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Clementina's Cactus
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by Ezra Jack Keats
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Clementina discovers a delightful surprise in the prickly skin of the cactus.
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Deep in the Forest
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by Brinton Turkle
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A curious bear explores a cabin in the forest with disastrous results.
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Flotsam
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by David Wiesner
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The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
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Frog Goes to Dinner
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by Mercer Mayer
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A boy sneaks his pet frog into a fancy restaurant, where the frog escapes and leaps from one funny situation to another.
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Frog on His Own
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by Mercer Mayer
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On a walk in the park with his friends, Frog decides to do some exploring on his own.
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Home
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by Jeannie Baker
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A wordless picture book that observes the changes in a neighborhood from before a girl is born until she is an adult, as it first decays and then is renewed by the efforts of the residents.
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Jack Wants a Snack
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by Pat Schories
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Jack the dog discovers that he is not the only uninvited guest at a tea party.
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The Lion & the Mouse
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by Jerry Pinkney
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In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
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Little Red Riding Hood
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by John S. Goodall
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A wordless retelling of the fairy tale about the little girl who meets a hungry wolf in the forest.
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One Frog Too Many
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by Mercer Mayer
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A boy's pet frog thinks that the new little frog the boy gets for his birthday is one frog too many.
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Pancakes for Breakfast
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by Tomie DePaola
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A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets.
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Sea of Dreams
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by Dennis Nolan
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A wordless picture book featuring a sandcastle that takes on a life of its own.
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Sector 7
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by David Wiesner
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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.
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Sidewalk Circus
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by Paul Fleischman
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A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.
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A Small Miracle
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by Peter Collington
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The figures in a nativity scene come to life to help an old woman in need at Christmas.
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Small, Medium & Large
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by Jane Monroe Donovan
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A wordless picture book in which a young girl writes a letter to Santa and receives some special gifts to help her celebrate the holiday.
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Time Flies
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by Eric Rohmann
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A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum has an unsettling experience when the dinosaur seems to come alive and view the bird as a potential meal.
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The Treasure Bath
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by Dan Andreasen
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A wordless picture book in which a young boy explores a creature-filled world beneath the bubbles in his bathtub.
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Tuesday
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by David Wiesner
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Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
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You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum
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by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman
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In this wordless story, a young girl and her grandmother view works inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the balloon she has been forced to leave outside floats around New York City causing a series of mishaps that mirror scenes in the museum's artworks.
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This is just a sample of some of the great books in our collection. Ask a librarian for more suggestions!
Interested in reading one of these books? Call or visit your
favorite library and ask for it!
You can also check the
Library Catalog.