Wordless Picture Books
 
The line in the sand
by Thao Lam

In this wordless story, a monster walks down a beach, leaving a line in the sand, while a group of friends who are perplexed by this line find themselves divided by a series of misunderstandings until the conflict is resolved. Illustrations.
I forgive Alex : a simple story about understanding
by Kerascoët

Told from the perspective of both sides, Alex quickly learns that the right thing to say is sorry when his rambunctious behavior inadvertently upsets one of the other students, leaving it up to his friend to accept his apology. 
The farmer and the circus
by Marla Frazee

A concluding entry in the wordless trilogy finds the title characters from The Farmer and the Clown and The Farmer and the Monkey joyfully reuniting with their farmer friend before introducing him to the rest of their circus family. 
The farmer and the monkey
by Marla Frazee

A whimsical follow-up to The Farmer and the Clown finds the farmer bidding farewell to his baby clown guest before a playful circus monkey follows him home and engages in mischief that brings mayhem and unexpected friendship into the farmer’s home. 
The farmer and the clown
by Marla Frazee

An endearing, wordless picture book by the two-time Caldecott Honor medalist depicts the adventures of a baby clown who is separated from his circus family and who bonds with a lonely farmer over the course of a day filled with surprising discoveries.
Explorers
by Matthew Cordell

A visit to a museum culminates in unexpected adventure when a boy loses something important before an act of forgiveness bonds two families and introduces a new friend. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Wolf in the Snow. 
 
Wolf in the snow
by Matthew Cordell

When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home
 
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Fossil
by Bill Thomson

When a boy discovers that breaking open rocks with fossils brings the fossils back to life, he ends up bringing something back that is bigger than he can handle
 
The red book
by Barbara Lehman

In illustrations of exceptional detail, a young girl crosses oceans and continents to meet a new friend, in a wordless book-within-a-book story.

 
Red again
by Barbara Lehman

Discovering an abandoned book on the side of the road that opens a window to another world as real as his own, a young boy makes astonishing discoveries as both worlds collide. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of The Red Book. 

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Trainstop
by Barbara Lehman

Youngsters are invited to take a magical train ride where there is always something new--and strange--to see! By the creator of The Red Book. 
Another
by Christian Robinson

The Caldecott Honor-, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor- and Newbery Medal-winning artist of Last Stop on Market Street presents an author-illustrator debut that invites children on a playful, imaginative journey into another world. 
 
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Museum trip
by Barbara Lehman

In this wordless picture book, a boy imagines himself inside some of the exhibits when he goes on a field trip to a museum
 
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The secret box
by Barbara Lehman

A young schoolboy from the early twentieth century hides a candy box with secret instructions in the floorboards of his boarding school for future generations of schoolchildren to find and follow to a mysterious hidden place
A stone for Sascha
by Aaron Becker

A little girl mourns the loss of her dog while walking along the beach during a first family vacation without him, discovering polished stones near the shoreline as well as profound and comforting truths, in a poignant, wordless picture book by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Journey.
A ball for Daisy
by Christopher Raschka

Told through impressionistic illustrations by the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Hello, Goodbye Window, a poignant, wordless tale features an endearing young dog that is heartbroken when a bigger dog destroys a favorite toy.
 
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Good dog, Carl
by Alexandra Day

Carl and his infant mistress embark on a delightful pop-up adventure when Madeline's mother leaves the loveable rottweiler in charge while she is gone for a while.
Good dog Carl and the baby elephant
by Alexandra Day

Carl and his companion are joined by a baby elephant from the zoo on walk around the neighborhood, where they get ice cream and play at the playground
Carl's Halloween
by Alexandra Day

A latest entry starring the faithful Rottweiler finds him helping little Madeleine assemble a costume and go trick-or-treating, in a story that features sumptuous autumnal backdrops.
Imagine!
by Raúl Colón

The best-selling artist of Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops presents a tribute to the power of art and imagination in the evocative, wordless story of a skateboarding boy who visits a city museum, where he becomes inspired to embark on a fantastical adventure
 
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Flotsam
by David Wiesner

While scouring the beach for flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore--a young science enthusiast stumbles upon an old underwater camera that contains secrets from beneath the sea.
Mr. Wuffles!
by David Wiesner

Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens, and when Mr. Wuffles plays a little too roughly with the toy ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs. By the three-time Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator of Tuesday (1992), The Three Pigs (2002) and Flotsam (2007).
Tuesday
by David Wiesner

This 1992 Caldecott Medal-winning book is celebrating 20 years in print and being presented anew in an edition that capitalizes on the remarkable advances that have been made in the technology of color reproduction, making it even more faithful to the palette and texture of the acclaimed author/illustrator's watercolor paintings that offer a whimsical, hilarious look at the events that unfold on a particular Tuesday, on which outlandish things begin to happen.
I got it!
by David Wiesner

In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can

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The lion & the mouse
by Jerry Pinkney

Vibrant illustrations bring to life this wordless adaptation of this classic Aesop fable about a merciful lion who spared a mouse's life and the unexpected reward he received for his good deed from the tiny hero.
 
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Owly & Wormy, bright lights and starry nights
by Andy Runton

On a slightly scary camping trip to study stars in the night sky, Owly and Wormy make new friends
 
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Owly & Wormy, friends all aflutter!
by Andy Runton

Good friends Owly and Wormy are disappointed when their new plant attracts fat, green, bug-like things, instead of butterflies, until a metamorphosis occurs
Journey
by Aaron Becker

Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor
Quest
by Aaron Becker

Surprising them by emerging from a magical door at the park and pressing a map and strange objects into their hands before being captured and disappearing, two children are swept up in an imaginative, wordless quest to save the king and his realm from dark forces.
Return
by Aaron Becker

A much-anticipated conclusion to the Caldecott Honoree's wordless trilogy finds the lonely protagonist returning to her fantastical world for friendship and adventure, where only the most powerful motivations persuade her to return home.
Spot, the cat
by Henry Cole

A wordless picture book by the award-winning illustrator of And Tango Makes Three follows the journey of a cat who makes his way through busy city streets, a farmers' market and a park filled with kite-flyers while his beloved boy diligently searches for him.

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Spot & Dot
by Henry Cole

In the stunning follow-up to Spot, the Cat, Dot the dog is off on her own adventure through the city in a wordless picture book that features beautifully detailed black-and-white illustrations that will carry readers along through Spot and Dot’s adventure and have them cheering for the sweet reunion at the end. 
 
 
I walk with Vanessa : a story about a simple act of kindness
by Kerascot

A wordless story inspired by real events follows the actions of a little girl who inspires her community to stand up to bullying when a classmate is treated badly and she chooses to stand by her side, an act of kindness that leads to greater acceptance, understanding and the discovery of strength in numbers. By the illustrators of Malala's Magic Pencil.
 
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The fisherman & the whale
by Jessica Lanan

A fisherman and his son encounter a whale entangled in a net that prevents it from eating, in a wordless story about natural-world connections that is brought to life with dreamscape watercolor artwork. By the illustrator of Into Nature.
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