40 Wordless (and Nearly Wordless) Books

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren
© 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center

This bibliography was compiled in March, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

Aliki, . Tabby: A Story in Pictures. HarperCollins, 1995. Ages 2 - 5

Anno, . Anno's Journey. Philomel, 1978. Ages 5 -9

Arnosky, Jim. Mouse Numbers. Clarion, 1999. Ages 3 - 6

Baker, Jeannie. Window. Greenwillow, 1991. Age 9 and older

Bang, Molly. The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher. Four Winds Press, 1980.

Bartlett, T.C.. Tuba Lessons. Illustrated by Monique Felix. Creative Editions/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 3 - 7

Bonners, Susan. Just in Passing. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989. Ages 3 - 6

Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend?. Crowell, 1971. Ages 3 - 6

Crews, Donald. Truck. Greenwillow, 1980.

Cristini, Ermanno and Luigi Puricelli . In the Pond. Picture Book Studio, 1984. Ages 3 - 9

DePaola, Tomie. Pancakes for Breakfast. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Ages 3 - 6

Dupasquier, Philippe. I Can't Sleep. U.S. edition: Orchard, 1990. Ages 2 - 5

Feelings, Tom. The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. Dial, 1995. Ages 14 to adult

Geisert, Arthur. Oink. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. Ages 2 - 4

Hoban, Tana. Cubes, Cones, Cylinders & Spheres. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 5 - 9

Hoban, Tana. Look! Look! Look!. Greenwillow, 1988. Ages 3 - 7

Hoban, Tana. Shadows and Reflections. Greenwillow, 1990. Ages 4 - 7

Keats, Ezra Jack. Clementina's Circus. Viking Press, 1982. Ages 4 - 6

Maizlish, Lisa. The Ring. Greenwillow, 1996. Ages 3 - 5

Mayer, Mercer. A Boy, a Dog and a Frog. Dial, 1967. Ages 3 - 6

McCully, Emily Arnold. Picnic. Harper & Row, 1984. Ages 3 - 6

McMillan, Bruce. Going on a Whale Watch. Scholastic, 1992. Ages 4 - 7

Ormerod, Jane. Moonlight. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1982. Ages 2 - 5

Oxenbury, Helen. Beach Day. U.S. edition: Dial, 1982. Ages 18 months - 3 years

Oxenbury, Helen. Monkey See, Monkey Do. U.S. edition: Dial, 1982. Ages 18 months - 3 years

Oxenbury, Helen. Shopping Trip. U.S. edition: Dial, 1982. Ages 18 months - 3 years

Rathman, Peggy. 10 Minutes till Bedtime. Putnam, 1998. Ages 4 - 8

Rohmann, Eric. Time Flies. Crown, 1994. Ages 5 - 9

Sara, . Across Town. Orchard, 1991. Ages 5 - 9

Sis, Peter. Dinosaur!. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 3 - 6

Tafuri, Nancy. Follow Me!. Greenwillow, 1990. Ages 3 - 6

Turner, Sandy. Silent Night. Atheneum, 2001. Ages 5 - 8

Vincent, Gabrielle. A Day, A Dog. U.S. edition: Front Street, 1999. Ages 8 - 14

Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Dial, 1998. Ages 3 - 8

Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon Into the National Gallery. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Dial, 2000. Ages 3 - 8

Wiesner, David. Free Fall. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988. Ages 5 - 9

Wiesner, David. Sector 7. Clarion, 1999. Ages 4 - 9

Wiesner, David. Tuesday. Clarion, 1991. Ages 3 - 8

Wildsmith, Brian. The Apple Bird. Oxford University Press, 1983. Ages 2 - 5

This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Wordless (and Nearly Wordless) Books Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren © 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center This bibliography was compiled in March, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. Aliki, . Tabby: A Story in Pictures. HarperCollins, 1995. Ages 2 - 5 Anno, . Anno's Journey. Philomel, 1978. Ages 5 -9 Arnosky, Jim. Mouse Numbers. Clarion, 1999. Ages 3 - 6 Baker, Jeannie. Window. Greenwillow, 1991. Age 9 and older Bang, Molly. The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher. Four Winds Press, 1980. Bartlett, T.C.. Tuba Lessons. Illustrated by Monique Felix. Creative Editions/Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 3 - 7 Bonners, Susan. Just in Passing. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989. Ages 3 - 6 Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend?. Crowell, 1971. Ages 3 - 6 Crews, Donald. Truck. Greenwillow, 1980. Cristini, Ermanno and Luigi Puricelli . In the Pond. Picture Book Studio, 1984. Ages 3 - 9 DePaola, Tomie. Pancakes for Breakfast. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. Ages 3 - 6 Dupasquier, Philippe. I Can't Sleep. U.S. edition: Orchard, 1990. Ages 2 - 5 Feelings, Tom. The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. Dial, 1995. Ages 14 to adult Geisert, Arthur. Oink. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. Ages 2 - 4 Hoban, Tana. Cubes, Cones, Cylinders & Spheres. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 5 - 9 Hoban, Tana. Look! Look! Look!. Greenwillow, 1988. Ages 3 - 7 Hoban, Tana. Shadows and Reflections. Greenwillow, 1990. Ages 4 - 7 Keats, Ezra Jack. Clementina's Circus. Viking Press, 1982. Ages 4 - 6 Maizlish, Lisa. The Ring. Greenwillow, 1996. Ages 3 - 5 Mayer, Mercer. A Boy, a Dog and a Frog. Dial, 1967. Ages 3 - 6 McCully, Emily Arnold. Picnic. Harper & Row, 1984. Ages 3 - 6 McMillan, Bruce. Going on a Whale Watch. Scholastic, 1992. Ages 4 - 7 Ormerod, Jane. Moonlight. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1982. Ages 2 - 5 Oxenbury, Helen. Beach Day. U.S. edition: Dial, 1982. Ages 18 months - 3 years Oxenbury, Helen. Monkey See, Monkey Do. U.S. edition: Dial, 1982. Ages 18 months - 3 years Oxenbury, Helen. Shopping Trip. U.S. edition: Dial, 1982. Ages 18 months - 3 years Rathman, Peggy. 10 Minutes till Bedtime. Putnam, 1998. Ages 4 - 8 Rohmann, Eric. Time Flies. Crown, 1994. Ages 5 - 9 Sara, . Across Town. Orchard, 1991. Ages 5 - 9 Sis, Peter. Dinosaur!. Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins, 2000. Ages 3 - 6 Tafuri, Nancy. Follow Me!. Greenwillow, 1990. Ages 3 - 6 Turner, Sandy. Silent Night. Atheneum, 2001. Ages 5 - 8 Vincent, Gabrielle. A Day, A Dog. U.S. edition: Front Street, 1999. Ages 8 - 14 Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Dial, 1998. Ages 3 - 8 Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss. You Can't Take a Balloon Into the National Gallery. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. Dial, 2000. Ages 3 - 8 Wiesner, David. Free Fall. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988. Ages 5 - 9 Wiesner, David. Sector 7. Clarion, 1999. Ages 4 - 9 Wiesner, David. Tuesday. Clarion, 1991. Ages 3 - 8 Wildsmith, Brian. The Apple Bird. Oxford University Press, 1983. Ages 2 - 5 This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.