Wonderfully Wordless Picture Books

Over the weekend I came across a really great list of picture books without words. The My Little Bookcase Blog sums up the people who can benefit from exploring wordless picture books with this list:

• Babies who are learning the concepts of books (turning pages etc.).
• Toddlers who enjoy telling their own stories and looking at pictures for clues.
• Early readers who are beginning to understand the sequence and structure of stories, and who are developing a confidence in reading.
• Independent readers who can be offered challenges in how they use a wordless book to develop their reflection and vocabulary.
• Readers with learning or language difficulties. Because there are no language hurdles for them in the book, they can understand the story line and build their confidence in reading.

Read up on different activities to do with wordless picture books on the blog post.

Wordless Picture Books to try:

• Truck by Donald Crews
• The Boy and the Airplane by Mark Pett
• Bee and Bird by Craig Frazier
• Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle
• Wonder Bear by Tao Nyeu
• A Boy, A Dog, A Frog, and a Friend by Mercer Mayer
• Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman
• Zoom by Istvan Banyai