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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Wordless Children’s Books
A look at books that take a chance and tell their tales with quiet aplomb.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Wordless Books for Kids
Today, I'm giving you the books in 2024 that hadn't a word of narration to spare. And they're not all picture books either! See if you can spot the graphic novel hiding in their ranks.
Visual Storytelling Meets the Wet Side of Pet Ownership: A Walkies Interview with Estrela Lourenço
Meet the charmer of the season. A picture book influenced by both animation and silent films, and that puts those wet, miserable walks in context.
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31 Days, 31 Books: 2023 Wordless Picture Books
Today I am saluting these little hero books. They not only took on the challenge of eschewing written communication, but they did so successfully and with aplomb. We should all be so talented.
Review of the Day: Afterward, Everything Was Different by Rafael Yockteng, ill. Jairo Buitrago
Sometimes, it’s nice to sink into the past and get away from your troubles. Particularly when the characters’ troubles are so so so much worse than your own.
Review of the Day: The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
A book unafraid to assume that your kids are smart enough to figure out what it all means.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Wordless Picture Books
Wordless books. They cross boundaries. They cross time. They're a method of communication that cannot be tied down. And this year I was delighted to find a wide range of the things.
31 Days, 31 Books: 2021 Wordless Picture Books
On today's round-up of some of the best wordless titles of 2021 we examine a fascinating collection of different styles, tastes, storylines, and methods. Put another way, some of my favorites of the year.
Warrants a Discussion: David Wiesner Discusses His Carle Museum Exhibit
Multi-Caldecott Award winning creator David Wiesner gives me a rundown on the history of wordless picture books (worth an academic course right there) and the exhibit he curated with the Carle called Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books.
Review of the Day: The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer, ill. Mariachiara Di Giorgio
This book is an utter joy. One of those titles that lives up to, and then proceeds to exceed, the hype. Heck, I’ll say it. One of the best wordless books I’ve ever read. Full stop. Period.
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