Wordless Picture Books (425 books)

Excellent picture books that tell the story without words!

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1	The Arrival by Shaun Tan 4.35 avg rating — 60,148 ratings score: 11,650, and 118 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Flotsam by David Wiesner 4.24 avg rating — 27,109 ratings score: 9,148, and 93 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Tuesday by David Wiesner 4.16 avg rating — 27,562 ratings score: 8,984, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Snowman by Raymond Briggs 4.26 avg rating — 19,552 ratings score: 6,042, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann 4.24 avg rating — 51,980 ratings score: 5,280, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Good Dog, Carl (Good Dog, Carl, #1) by Alexandra Day (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 10,498 ratings score: 5,196, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Journey (Journey Trilogy #1) by Aaron Becker (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 13,584 ratings score: 4,924, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney 4.23 avg rating — 24,473 ratings score: 4,525, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Chalk by Bill Thomson (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 6,273 ratings score: 3,309, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Wave by Suzy Lee 4.26 avg rating — 3,668 ratings score: 3,172, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Sector 7 by David Wiesner 4.21 avg rating — 5,454 ratings score: 2,916, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Mr. Wuffles! by David Wiesner 3.96 avg rating — 7,213 ratings score: 2,753, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka 3.88 avg rating — 10,108 ratings score: 2,608, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Quest (Journey Trilogy #2) by Aaron Becker (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 4,911 ratings score: 2,319, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle 4.04 avg rating — 6,692 ratings score: 2,317, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson 4.23 avg rating — 4,104 ratings score: 2,198, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole 4.29 avg rating — 3,314 ratings score: 1,924, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Red Book by Barbara Lehman 3.99 avg rating — 4,048 ratings score: 1,889, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Time Flies by Eric Rohmann 3.80 avg rating — 1,862 ratings score: 1,862, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Noah's Ark by Jacobus Revius 4.12 avg rating — 6,107 ratings score: 1,779, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog by Mercer Mayer 4.13 avg rating — 1,118 ratings score: 1,713, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Zoom by Istvan Banyai 4.30 avg rating — 3,876 ratings score: 1,625, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Anno's Journey by Mitsumasa Anno 4.15 avg rating — 1,400 ratings score: 1,597, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Free Fall by David Wiesner 3.93 avg rating — 2,694 ratings score: 1,510, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman 4.08 avg rating — 729 ratings score: 1,505, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang 3.73 avg rating — 936 ratings score: 1,464, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Bluebird by Bob Staake 3.92 avg rating — 2,838 ratings score: 1,408, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Mirror by Jeannie Baker 4.17 avg rating — 1,544 ratings score: 1,402, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Shadow by Suzy Lee 4.10 avg rating — 1,467 ratings score: 1,397, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Float by Daniel Miyares 4.16 avg rating — 2,497 ratings score: 1,387, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Only Child by Guojing (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 2,915 ratings score: 1,328, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Window by Jeannie Baker 4.32 avg rating — 2,108 ratings score: 1,258, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Farmer and the Clown (The Farmer Books) by Marla Frazee 4.18 avg rating — 2,996 ratings score: 1,192, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola 4.09 avg rating — 2,468 ratings score: 1,122, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Museum Trip by Barbara Lehman 3.77 avg rating — 615 ratings score: 1,066, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Pool by JiHyeon Lee 3.97 avg rating — 1,641 ratings score: 1,012, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell 4.13 avg rating — 5,544 ratings score: 1,003, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman 3.99 avg rating — 1,074 ratings score: 979, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Where's Walrus? by Stephen A. Savage (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,893 ratings score: 971, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Fox's Garden by Princesse Camcam 4.25 avg rating — 1,175 ratings score: 951, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Tree House by Marije Tolman (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 424 ratings score: 898, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	South by Patrick McDonnell (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 852 ratings score: 853, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Robot Dreams by Sara Varon 3.94 avg rating — 10,728 ratings score: 848, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Girl and the Bicycle by Mark Pett 4.42 avg rating — 2,038 ratings score: 813, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Flora and the Peacocks by Molly Idle 4.10 avg rating — 1,618 ratings score: 808, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Return (Journey Trilogy #3) by Aaron Becker (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,706 ratings score: 802, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Home by Jeannie Baker 4.23 avg rating — 878 ratings score: 753, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Peter Spier's Rain by Peter Spier 4.25 avg rating — 635 ratings score: 751, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Mirror by Suzy Lee 4.13 avg rating — 519 ratings score: 744, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Red Sled by Lita Judge (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,400 ratings score: 722, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley 4.25 avg rating — 1,491 ratings score: 711, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu 3.90 avg rating — 657 ratings score: 708, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Flashlight by Lizi Boyd 3.98 avg rating — 2,486 ratings score: 704, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai 4.18 avg rating — 752 ratings score: 702, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett 4.08 avg rating — 1,233 ratings score: 692, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle 4.14 avg rating — 1,893 ratings score: 688, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Sea of Dreams by Dennis Nolan 4.10 avg rating — 574 ratings score: 680, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Ice by Arthur Geisert 3.73 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 675, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Snow Rabbit by Camille Garoche (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 475 ratings score: 668, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Hunters of the Great Forest by Dennis Nolan 3.94 avg rating — 412 ratings score: 666, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis 4.07 avg rating — 3,757 ratings score: 655, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Sunshine by Jan Ormerod (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 194 ratings score: 634, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Clown by Quentin Blake really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 599 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman 3.73 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 608, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Draw! by Raúl Colón 3.95 avg rating — 1,549 ratings score: 597, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Cinema Panopticum by Thomas Ott 4.08 avg rating — 1,987 ratings score: 566, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Frog Goes to Dinner by Mercer Mayer 4.12 avg rating — 504 ratings score: 563, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Chicken Thief by Béatrice Rodriguez 4.09 avg rating — 940 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Winter by Gerda Muller 4.39 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 558, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Flood!: A Novel in Pictures by Eric Drooker 3.82 avg rating — 778 ratings score: 553, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Creepy Castle by John S. Goodall 4.24 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 542, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Peter Spier's Christmas! by Peter Spier 4.39 avg rating — 404 ratings score: 527, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Little Fox in the Forest by Stephanie Graegin (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 2,020 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Silver Pony by Lynd Ward 3.91 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 503, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd 3.92 avg rating — 945 ratings score: 498, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Yellow Umbrella by Jae-Soo Liu 3.92 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 490, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Surprise by Sylvia van Ommen 4.13 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 484, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Alphabet City by Stephen T. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 3,670 ratings score: 484, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) by Ezra Jack Keats 4.20 avg rating — 119,634 ratings score: 481, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Deep in the Forest by Brinton Turkle 3.89 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 476, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Spring by Gerda Muller 4.57 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 452, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Autumn by Gerda Muller 4.38 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Summer (Seasons board books) by Gerda Muller 4.40 avg rating — 139 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Anno's Counting Book: A Simple Introduction to Math for Young Readers by Mitsumasa Anno 4.11 avg rating — 949 ratings score: 442, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug by Mark Newgarden 3.80 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Hogwash by Arthur Geisert 3.46 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 436, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Spot, the Cat by Henry Cole 3.95 avg rating — 900 ratings score: 420, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Before After by Anne-Margot Ramstein 4.35 avg rating — 902 ratings score: 409, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home by Guojing (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 1,294 ratings score: 391, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Un-Brella by Scott E. Franson (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	You Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman 3.96 avg rating — 169 ratings score: 390, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Here I Am by Patti Kim really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 656 ratings score: 389, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Whisper by Pamela Zagarenski 4.08 avg rating — 2,034 ratings score: 385, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Field Trip to the Moon by John L. Hare (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,059 ratings score: 380, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers 3.60 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 371, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Changes, Changes (Aladdin Picture Books) by Pat Hutchins 3.73 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 366, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Waterloo & Trafalgar by Olivier Tallec 4.04 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 341, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Hike by Pete Oswald 4.35 avg rating — 1,916 ratings score: 325, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Moonlight by Jan Ormerod (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Grasshopper & the Ants by Jerry Pinkney 3.78 avg rating — 735 ratings score: 318, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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425 books · 388 voters · list created August 27th, 2008 by Tara (votes) .

Tags: book, children, childrens, picture-book, picture-books, wordless

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message 1: by Luann (new)

Aug 28, 2008 08:56AM

Harold and the Purple Crayon isn't wordless. It does have awesome illustrations that help tell the story, but every page has at least one sentence. Unless there are different versions and one is wordless? The one I have starts with "One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight."

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message 2: by Antoine (new)

Aug 30, 2008 05:26AM

Yeah, a lot of these have words. sentences even. great books, but not wordless.

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message 3: by Luann (new)

Aug 31, 2008 02:36AM

Well, I'm willing to allow a few words and still call it "wordless." The book Tuesday starts out "Tuesday evening, around eight." But then that's it. No other words. The actual story is told in the pictures.

A book like Harold and the Purple Crayon COULD have been wordless, but it isn't. According to the Renaissance Learning website, which gives word counts for books for which it makes quizzes, Harold has 657 words. Clearly not wordless. And now we've got Jumanji on the list, which has 1800 words. I think we should at least delete those two from the list. Any objections?

I have a "wordless" shelf, so I was excited to see a list of other wordless books I could read and add to my shelf. Having books that really aren't wordless diminishes the value of the list, IMO.

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message 4: by Antoine (new)

Aug 31, 2008 12:17PM

I agree, but as with other books placed on lists that they definitely do not belong on, what can be done? Only the people who voted for the books can actually delete them, as far as I know.

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message 5: by Luann (last edited Aug 31, 2008 05:08PM) (new)

Aug 31, 2008 05:06PM

Actually, anybody who is a librarian can delete them. It just comes with a stern warning that there will be consequences if the power is misused. That's why I wanted to ask before deleting anything - especially since I wasn't the one who created this list.

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message 6: by Luann (new)

Sep 04, 2008 06:14PM

Well, I deleted those two. Hopefully no one minds too much. They certainly didn't fit the list. I tried to message the one who created the list first, but messages aren't being accepted.

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message 7: by Nissa (new)

Oct 31, 2009 03:38AM

There are not many books on the wordless list more should be added.

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message 8: by Ellinor (new)

Dec 06, 2012 07:05AM

Deleted for not being wordless: The Invention of Hugo Cabret. It's a book partly told in pictures without words, but a great part of the book is a novel with lots of words!

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message 9: by Dest (new)

May 29, 2014 04:28PM

I'm going to delete Round Trip by Jonas because it isn't wordless. I'm looking at a copy right now and there's a sentence on every page. It belongs on its own list called "Books That Can Be Read Upside Down."

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message 10: by Andréa (new)

Sep 03, 2014 10:46AM

Ellinor wrote: "Deleted for not being wordless: The Invention of Hugo Cabret. It's a book partly told in pictures without words, but a great part of the book is a novel with lots of words!"

Absolutely agree! It's a wonderful book, but anyone looking for wordless picture books would be quite disappointed with how many words are in that one.

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message 11: by Allie (new)

Mar 14, 2016 12:54PM

I removed Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas and The Whisper because they are not wordless.

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message 12: by Allie (new)

Mar 30, 2017 09:06AM

I added School by Emily Arnold McCully. I added a specific edition which I know to be wordless, because apparently words were added later.

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message 13: by Nancy (new)

Jun 02, 2017 07:45PM

Someone should remove Fortunately by Remy Charlip from this list because there is a sentence on every page spread.

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message 14: by Randy (last edited Jul 13, 2017 07:32PM) (new)

Jul 13, 2017 07:32PM

Love this list, thank you! But Nancy above is correct, FORTUNATELY by Remy Charlip should NOT be on this list, it has text!!!

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message 15: by Ayshe (new)

Oct 29, 2017 12:20PM

I removed Fortunately.

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message 16: by Heidi (last edited Sep 02, 2019 06:23AM) (new)

Aug 24, 2019 02:47PM

Note: the book Annabel's House by
Norman Messenger has no text in it.
However, the first page of the book
has a full page of text on it.

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message 17: by Heidi (new)

Sep 14, 2021 09:52PM

Frog Goes to Dinner by Mercer Mayer actually
has a few words in it. There is menu printed on
the menu and fancy restaurant printed on the
sign outside the restaurant.

#76

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message 18: by Dademaru (new)

Sep 27, 2021 01:20AM

Is this list dedicated to children's wordless books or also wordless books for an adult audience?
“Dracula, Dracul, Vlad?, Bah...”, for example, doesn't seem to be for children.
If it doesn't matter the target audience but just that they are wordless, I have several more to add.

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message 19: by Meredith (new)

Apr 03, 2023 10:59PM

Art & Max has a whole lot of words. Can someone please delete it? Thanks!

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message 20: by Mitchell (new)

Dec 31, 2023 03:07PM

Meredith wrote: "Art & Max has a whole lot of words. Can someone please delete it? Thanks!"

I love Art & Max. I went and grabbed my copy to check. And there are words on almost every single page. So deleting it

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message 21: by raistlin (new)

Jul 26, 2024 09:10AM

On Christmas Eve is a picture book but it is not wordless

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message 22: by Ayshe (new)

Jul 26, 2024 01:36PM

raistlin wrote: "On Christmas Eve is a picture book but it is not wordless"

I looked at a youtube flip through and I'm not seeing words, except for the front matter and I don't think those would count

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message 23: by Allie (new)

Jul 27, 2024 07:30AM

Someone should remove The Mitten by Jan Brett. It is definitely not wordless.

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message 24: by Ayshe (new)

Jul 27, 2024 02:52PM

Allie wrote: "Someone should remove The Mitten by Jan Brett. It is definitely not wordless."

It's removed now.

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message 25: by Heidi (new)

Jul 27, 2024 04:21PM

I voted for the Mitten by Jan Brett. I
don't have a copy of it in front of me now
but I would not have done so unless it was
wordless.

Perhaps there are two different editions of
this book.

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message 26: by Ayshe (new)

Jul 27, 2024 09:07PM

Heidi wrote: "I voted for the Mitten by Jan Brett. I
don't have a copy of it in front of me now
but I would not have done so unless it was
wordless.

Perhaps there are two different editions of
this book."
I looked at a YouTube clip: some pages don't have words but I saw at least 2 pages have some considerable amount of text.

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