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Wordless Picture Books

Join STL Summer Adventure and read a wordless picture book this summer! Use your imagination as you immerse yourself in stories of adventure, kindness, and friendship through beautiful images. Learn more about STL Summer Adventure at stlsummeradventure.org By Jenny from the Youth Services team

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  • "One kind action sparks a chain of selfless acts that lead a girl to reunite with her lost dog in this wordless story"
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2021.
  • "A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world"
    Book, 2019New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019]
  • "In this colorful and moving wordless picture book told from the up-close perspectives of a young girl and a grasshopper, a garden comes alive with creatures, plants, and surprises of nature."
    Book, 2021Vancouver : Greystone Kids/Greystone Books, 2021, c2019.
  • "In this amusing wordless picture book, a young toddler uses her stuffed bunny to perform a number of daring acts."
    Book, 2022[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2022.
  • "In this wordless picture book, follow Walrus on a happy-go-lucky spree through the big city, as he tries on different hats to disguise himself from the chasing zookeeper."
    Book, 2011New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
  • "A father and child head out on a hike, keeping a cherished family tradition alive."
    Book, 2020Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
  • "In this one-of-a-kind, wordless picture book, a child is making her way home from school, imagining what's behind the windows of the houses and other buildings she passes. And that's where the fun begins. Think The Way Home in the Night meets M. C.…
    Book, 2020Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2020]
  • "Which came first? No words are necessary in this beautiful, artfully humorous book, in which every turn of the page offers a surprise. Everyone knows that a tiny acorn grows into a mighty oak and a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. But in this…
    Book, 2014Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014.
  • "A wordless picture book about an imaginary world behind the walls in Thao Lam's signature paper collage style. It tells the story of a young girl whose family moves into a new house. Outside, she can hear other kids playing, but she's too shy to…
    Book, 2018Toronto, Ontario ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books, [2018]
  • "In this story without words, a boy explores the woods after dark with a flashlight."
    Book, 2014San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2014]
  • "A wordless picture book that shows a little girl's first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the roaring waves to playing on the shore while gulls soar overhead."
    Book, 2008San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, [2008]
  • "In a meadow filled with dandelion buds just about to flower, one dandelion blooms into a real lion! Roots and leaves unfurl into four tiny paws and a long tail, complete with a fluffy yellow tuft. What a great wide world there is to explore when…
    Book, 2020Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
  • "A wordless picture book about the inspiring friendship that develops between a bluebird and a young boy."
    Book, 2013New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2013.
  • "When a skunk gets his foot caught in the string of a helium balloon, he finds himself blown through unfamiliar landscapes. What's a skunk to do?"
    Book, 2016Toronto ; Berkeley, CA : Owlkids Books, c2016.
  • "In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle."
    Book, 2009New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
  • "On a dull gray day, a boy puts his dog on a leash and they walk to a shimmering pond where snowy white swans swim freely. One of the swans invites the boy and dog for a ride. They climb on its back and sail into a stunningly beautiful landscape,…
    Book, 2020Toronto ; Berkeley, CA : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, c2020.
  • "When a boy visits an art museum and one of the paintings comes to life, he has an afternoon of adventure and discovery [that] changes how he sees the world ever after"
    Book, 2018New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018]
  • "A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life."
    Book, 2010New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, [2010]
  • "A nearly wordless picture book in which a farmer rescues a baby clown who has bounced off the circus train, and takes very good care of him until he can reunite the tot with his clown family."
    Book, 2014New York : Beach Lane Books, [2014]
  • "When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home."
    Book, 2017New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017.