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September 1, 2006
Wordless Picture Books
Looking for recent books for children that tell stories without words? Below is a list of a few recent books that you may find in your local library. Additional titles may be found by conducting a subject search in the online catalog using "stories without words" as a subject heading.
Selected Web sites:
Web sites that either include lists of wordless picture books, or that suggest ways to use such books to stimulate creativity are listed directly below:
Creative Writing Through Wordless Picture Books
Wordless Picture Books
On this site, select "Resources" at the top of the screen, and then click on "Wordless Picture Books" for information and a list of books.
Wordless Picture Books (Louisville Free Public Library)
Wordless Picture Books (UIUC Library)
Recently Published Wordless Picture Books:
Author: Schories, Pat.
Title: Jack and the night visitors, 2006.
Summary: Jack and the boy receive a late-night visit from unique guests who love to play.
Location: Education S Collection
Call Number: SE. Sch66j
Author: Aruego, Jose.
Title: The last laugh, 2006.
Summary: A wordless tale in which a clever duck outwits a bullying snake.
Location: Center for Childrens Books [non-circulating]
Call Number: Q. SE. Ar83l
Author: Cosentino, Ralph.
Title: The marvelous misadventures of Fun-Boy, 2006.
Summary: In twelve short stories without words, Fun-Boy looks for adventure, but it is misadventure that he finds.
Location: Education S Collection
Call Number: Q. SE. C821f
Author: Himler, Ronald.
Title: Dancing boy, 2005.
Summary: In this wordless story the world of adults stands still, as a wee naked boy dances through town like a mini-Pied Piper enticing other children to cast off their woes and their clothes.
Location: Center for Childrens Books [non-circulating]
Call Number: Q. SE. H574d
Author: Banyai, Istvan.
Title: The other side, 2005.
Summary: A wordless picture book that shows a series of familiar scenes through many twists in point of view, such as a boy looking down out of a jet's window and another boy the ground looking up at the same jet.
Location: Education S Collection
Call Number: S. B228o
Author: Rogers, Gregory.
Title: The boy, the bear, the baron, the bard, 2004.
Summary: A boy playing among the warehouses of London kicks a soccer ball into an abandoned theater. There he finds an enchanted cape that transports him back in time right onto the stage of one of William Shakespeare's plays!
Location: Education S Collection
Call Number: Q. SE. R631b
Author: Lehman, Barbara.
Title: The red book, 2004.
Summary: A book about a book, a magical red book, without any words, and the friendship that develops around it.
Location: Education S Collection
Call Number: SE. L528r
Author: Fleischman, Paul.
Title: Sidewalk circus, 2004.
Summary: A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.
Location: Center for Childrens Books [non-circulating]
Call Number: SE. F628s
Author: Louchard, Antonin.
Title: Little Star, 2003.
Summary: A small starfish dreams of leaving the ocean and becoming one of the stars in the sky.
Location: Education S Collection
Call Number: SE. L925l
Authors who have created multiple wordless picture books include:
Anderson, Lena
Anno, Mitsumasa
Day, Alexandra
DePaola, Tomie
Goodall, John S.
Hoban, Tana
Krahn, Fernando
Lionni, Leo
Mayer, Mercer
Oxenbury, Helen
Spier, Peter
Tafuri, Nancy
Posted by Nancy O'Brien at September 1, 2006 5:44 PM
