Wordless Picture Books
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Concept Books | Visual Perception | Holidays, Seasons, Day/Night | Fantasy and Adventure | Animals | Friendship | Miscellaneous
The wordless picture books listed in this bibliography are located in the School Collection of the Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library, unless otherwise indicated. Many of the older books may be located in other areas; please consult the catalog and request assistance from the reference staff.
Additional titles may be found by conducting a subject search on the online catalog using "stories without words" as a subject heading. There is also an extensive list of wordless picture books in A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books (Q.S.011.62 L628a) located in the School Collection reference section.
Authors who have created multiple wordless picture books include: Lena Anderson, Mitsumasa Anno, Alexandra Day, Tomie DePaola, John S. Goodall, Tana Hoban, Fernando Krah, Barbara Lehman, Leo Lionni, Mercer Mayer, Helen Oxenbury, Peter Spier, Nancy Tafuri, and David Wiesner.
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Concept Books: Shapes, Colors, Etc.
SE.C1922i
Aronsky, Jim. Mouse Numbers: A Very First Counting Book. 1999.
SE.C1922i
Carle, Eric. I See a Song. 1973.
SE.C478a
Chwast, Seymour. The Alphabet Parade. 1991.
Q. SE.ER662U1995
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Up to Ten and Down Again. 1995.
S.513.H651c
Hoban, Tana. Circles, Triangles, and Squares. 1974.
SE.H651is
Hoban, Tana. Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? 1985.
Q.SE.H651d
Hoban, Tana. Dots, Spots, Speckles, and Stripes. 1987.
Q.SE.H651of
Hoban, Tana. Of Colors and Things. 1989.
SE.H6512r
Hoban, Tana. Round and Round and Round. 1983.
S.779H651s
Hoban, Tana. Shapes and Things. 1970.
SE.H651s
Hoban, Tana. Shapes, Shapes, Shapes. 1986.
SE.H651wh
Hoban, Tana. What Is That? 1994.
SE.J1322L
Jackson, Bobby L. and Julienne Jones. Little Matt Mattix. 1995.
SE.L661co
Lionni, Leo. Colors to Talk About. 1985.
SE.L661wh
Lionni, Leo. What? 1983.
SE.L661whe
Lionni, Leo. When? 1983.
SE.L661whr
Lionni, Leo. Where? 1983.
SE.L661who
Lionni, Leo. Who? 1983.
SE.St48g
Stevenson, James. Grandpa's Great City Tour. 1983.
Visual Perception
SE.An78t
Anno, Mitsumasa. Topsy-Turvies. 1970.
SE.B2284z
Banyai, Istvan. Zoom. 1995.
SE.B2284r
Banyai, Istvan. Re-zoom. 1995.
S.B228o
Banyai, Istvan. The Other Side. 2005.
S.779H651l
Hoban, Tana. Look Again! 1971.
Q.SE.H651l
Hoban, Tana. Look! Look! Look! 1988.
Q.S.779.092H651s
Hoban, Tana. Shadows and Reflections. 1990.
SE.H652t
Hoban, Tana. Take Another Look. 1981.
SE.H97ch
Hutchins, Pat. Changes, Changes. 1971.
SE.J4182l
Jenkins, Steve. Looking Down. 1995.
Holidays, Seasons, Day/Night
SE.B76s
Briggs, Raymond. The Snowman. 1978.
SE.C6912o
Collington, Peter. On Christmas Eve. 1990.
Q.SE.C691s
Collington, Peter. A Small Miracle. 1997.
SE.D33cc
Day, Alexandra. Carl's Christmas. 1990.
SE.K856a
Krahn, Fernando. April Fools. 1974.
SE.K856ho
Krahn, Fernando. How Santa Claus Had a Long and Difficult Journey Delivering his Presents. 1968.
SE.K856li
Krahn, Fernando. Little Love Story. 1976.
SE.K856se
Krahn, Fernando. The Self-Made Snowman. 1974.
SE.K856sl
Krahn, Fernando. Sleep Tight, Alex Pumpernickel. 1982.
SE.M139c
McCully, Emily Arnold. The Christmas Gift. 1992.
SE.Or5m
Ormerod, Jan. Moonlight. 1982.
SE.Or5s
Ormerod, Jan. Sunshine. 1981.
SE.Ox2g
Oxenbury, Helen. Good Night, Good Morning. 1991.
SE.R5613S
Robinson, Colin. Sunrise. 1992.
SE.SP442pc
Spier, Peter. Peter Spier's Christmas. 1993.
Fantasy and Adventure
SE.An78d
Anno, Mitsumasa. Dr. Anno's Magical Midnight Circus. 1972.
Q. SE.B581C
Blake, Quentin. Clown. 1996.
SE.C426r
Chesworth, Michael. Rainy Day Dream. 1992.
SE.C6912a
Collington, Peter. The Angel and the Soldier Boy. 1987.
SE.C6912l
Collington, Peter. Little Pickle. 1986.
SE.C6912m
Collington, Peter. The Midnight Circus. 1992.
Q. SE.C821f
Cosentino, Ralph. The Marvelous Misadventures of Fun-Boy. 2006.
SE.D391o
Demarest, Chris L. Orville's Odyssey. 1986.
Q.SE.F191p
Faller, Regis. Polo: The Runaway Book. 2006.
SE.F335s
Felix, Monique. The Story of a Little Mouse Trapped in a Book. 1980.
SE.F335w
Felix, Monique. The Wind. 1991.
SE.G61a
Goodall, John S. Adventures of Paddy Pork. 1968.
SE.G61c
Goodall, John S. Creepy Castle. 1975.
SE.G61j
Goodall, John S. Jacko. 1971.
SE.G61m
Goodall, John S. The Midnight Adventures of Kelly, Dot, and Esmeralda. 1972.
SE.G61n
Goodall, John S. Naughty Nancy. 1975.
SE.G61ng
Goodall, John S. Naughty Nancy Goes to School. 1985.
SE.G61pg
Goodall, John S. Paddy Goes Traveling. 1982.
SE.G61pp
Goodall, John S. Paddy Pork, Odd Jobs. 1983.
SE.G61p
Goodall, John S. Paddy's Evening Out. 1973.
SE.G61pt
Goodall, John S. Paddy to the Rescue. 1985.
SE.G61pu
Goodall, John S. Paddy Underwater. 1984.
SE.G61su
Goodall, John S. The Surprise Picnic. 1977.
SE.K856ar
Krahn, Fernando. Arthur's Adventure in the Abandoned House. 1981.
SE.K856c
Krahn, Fernando. The Creepy Thing. 1982.
SE.K856f
Krahn, Fernando. A Flying Saucer Full of Spaghetti. 1970.
SE.K856m
Krahn, Fernando. Mystery of the Giant Footprints. 1977.
SE.K856s
Krahn, Fernando. Sebastian and the Mushroom. 1976.
Q. SE.L528ra
Lehman, Barbara. Rainstorm. 2007.
SE.L528se
Lehman, Barbara. The Secret Box. 2011.
SE.M452bu
Mayer, Mercer. Bubble Bubble. 1973.
SE.M452f
Mayer, Mercer. Frog, Where Are You? 1969.
SE.M452fd
Mayer, Mercer. Frog Goes to Dinner. 1974.
SE.M452fo
Mayer, Mercer. Frog on His Own. 1973.
SE.M452tw
Mayer, Mercer. Two More Moral Tales. 1974.
Q.SE.N988r
Nygren, Tord. The Red Thread. 1987.
Q.SE.P8872g
Prater, John. The Gift. 1986.
Q. SE.R631b
Rogers, Gregory. The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, and The Bard. 2004.
Q.SE.R636t
Rohmann, Eric. Time Flies. 1994.
SE.Sch66j
Schories, Pat. Jack and the Night Visitors. 2006.
SE.Sch78w
Schubert, Dieter. Where's My Monkey? 1987.
Q.SE.T3824c
Thomson, Bill. Chalk. 2010.
S.W214s
Ward, Lynd. The Silver Pony. 1973.
Q.SE.W637f
Wiesner, David. Flotsam. 2006.
Q.SE.W6373f
Wiesner, David. Free Fall. S1988.
Q.SE.W6373t
Wiesner, David. Tuesday. 1991.
Q.SE.W6373s
Wiesner, David. Sector 7. 1999.
Q.SE.W439y
Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum. 1998.
Q.SE.W439y
Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon into the Museum of Fine Arts. 2002.
Q.SE.W439y
Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery. 2000.
Animals
SE.Al44ta
Aliki. Tabby. 1995.
SE. An234b
Anderson, Lena. Bunny Story. 1988.
Q. SE.Ar83l
Aruego, Jose and Ariane Dewey. The Last Laugh. 2006.
Q. SE.B284T
Bartlett, T.C. Tuba Lessons. 1997.
Q. SE.B387H
Bech, Bente; story by Peter Lind. Hot On The Scent. 1992.
SE.C1922ve
Carle, Eric. A Very Long Tail. 1971.
SE.D33c
Day, Alexandra. Carl Goes Shopping. 1989.
SE.D33cm
Day, Alexandra. Carl's Masquerade. 1992.
SE.D33cp
Day, Alexandra. Carl's Afternoon in the Park. 1991.
SE.D33fo
Day, Alexandra. Follow Carl. 1998.
SE.D441hu
De Paola, Tomie. The Hunter and the Animals. 1981.
SE.D816y
Drescher, Henrik. The Yellow Umbrella. 1987.
SE.H294d
Hauptmann, Tatjana. A Day in the Life of Petronella Pig. 1982.
SE.H651wt
Hoban, Tana. Who Are They? 1994.
SE.J33w
Jay, Alison. Welcome to the Zoo. 2008.
Q.SE.M132h
McClintock, Barbara. The Heartaches of a French Cat. 1988.
SE. M139fo
McCully, Emily Arnold. Four Hungry Kittens. 2001.
SE.Ox2mo
Oxenbury, Helen. Monkey See, Monkey Do. 1982.
Q.S.398.2 P656l
Pinkney, Jerry. The Lion & the Mouse. 2009.
SE.P7582c
Polhemus, Coleman. The Crocodile Blues. 2007.
Q.SE.Sch66m
Schories, Pat. Mouse Around. 1991.
SE.S181d
Sis, Peter. Dinosaur! 2000.
SE.Sm615f1996
Smith, Lane. Flying Jake. 1996.
SE.T125e
Tafuri, Nancy. Early Morning in the Barn. 1983.
Q.SE.T125d
Tafuri, Nancy. Do Not Disturb. 1987.
Q.SE.T125f
Tafuri, Nancy. Follow me! 1990.
Q.SE.T125j
Tafuri, Nancy. Junglewalk. 1988.
SE.T153h
Tanaka, Hideyuki. The Happy Dog. 1983.
SE.V743br
Vincent, Gabrielle. Breakfast Time, Ernest & Celestine. 1982.
SE.V743ep
Vincent, Gabrielle. Ernest & Celestine's Patchwork Quilt. 1982.
SE.V743j:E
Vincent, Gabrielle. A Day, a Dog. 2000.
SE.W734b
Winter, Paula. The Bear and the Fly. 1976.
SE.Y84u
Young, Ed. Up a Tree. 1983.
Friendship
SE.Ar83l
Aruego, Jose. Look What I Can Do. 1971.
SE.F191pl:E
Brouillard, Anne. Three Topsy-Turvy Tales. 1992.
SE.C1922d
Carle, Eric. Do You Want To Be My Friend? 1971.
SE.B797p:E
Faller, Regis. Polo and Lily. 2009.
SE.L528r
Lehman, Barbara. The Red Book. 2004.
SE.M452b
Mayer, Mercer. A Boy, a Dog and a Frog. 1967.
SE.M452bo
Mayer, Mercer and Mayer, Marianna. A Boy, a Dog, a Frog, and a Friend. 1971.
SE.M8342l
Morris, Terry Nell. Lucky Puppy! Lucky Boy! 1980.
Miscellaneous
SE.An234bb
Anderson, Lena. Bunny Box. 1991.
SE.An234bf
Anderson, Lena. Bunny Fun. 1991.
SE.An234bp
Anderson, Lena. Bunny Party. 1988.
SE.An234bs
Anderson, Lena. Bunny Surprise. 1990.
SE.An234bu
Anderson, Lena. Bunny Bath. 1990.
SE.An78ab
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Britain. 1982.
SE.An78aj
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Journey. 1978.
SE.An78au
Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's U.S.A. 1983.
Q.SE.B1742wi
Baker, Jeannie. Window. 1991.
SE.B575R
Blair, Margot. The Red String. 1996.
SE.B6432j
Bonners, Susan. Just in Passing. 1986.
SE.C8676tr
Crews, Donald. Truck. 1980.
SE.D441p
De Paola, Tomie. Pancakes for Breakfast. 1978.
SE.D441si
De Paola, Tomie. Sing, Pierrot, Sing. 1983.
Q. SE.D392y
Dematons, Charlotte. The Yellow Balloon. 2003.
SE.F663c
Florian, Douglas. The City. 1982.
Q.SE.G61pus
Goodall, John S. Puss in Boots. 1990.
SE.G61sf
Goodall, John S. The Story of a Farm. 1989.
SE.G61st
Goodall, John S. The Story of an English Village. 1979.
Q. SE.H574d
Himler, Ronald. Dancing Boy. 2005.
S.624H651d
Hoban, Tana. Dig, Drill, Dump, Fill. 1975.
SE.H6792a
Hogrogian, Nonny. Apples. 1972.
SE.K22c
Keats, Ezra Jack. Clementina's Cactus. 1982.
Q.SE.L5158w
Lee, Suzy. Wave. 2008.
Q.SE.L528t
Lehman, Barbara. Trainstop. 2008.
SE.M452h
Mayer, Mercer. Hiccup. 1976.
SE.M139p
McCully, Emily Arnold. Picnic. 1984.
SE.Ox2be
Oxenbury, Helen. Beach Day. 1991.
SE.Ox2sh
Oxenbury, Helen. Shopping Trip. 1982.
SE.Sp442pe 1997
Spier, Peter. Peter Spier's Rain. 1982.
SE.T847d
Turkle, Brinton. Deep in the Forest. 1976.
SE.W421b
Wegen, Ronald. Balloon Trip. 1981.
