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1) Flashlight
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this story without words, a boy explores the woods after dark with a flashlight.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...
4) Once, a bird
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this wordless picture book, a bird emerges after winter to find the world has gone quiet. As she settles on a tree outside an apartment building, its residents notice her through their windows and find hope in her resilience and the continued rhythms of nature."--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When one act of kindness sparks another... anything is possible! As a girl searches for her lost dog, a simple act of generosity ripples into a wave of good deeds. In the course of a single day, this considerate action weaves lives together and transforms a neighborhood for the better. Follow the story of how every little kindness, shared from person to person, can turn a collection of strangers into a community, and--even though we might not always...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An astronaut is getting ready to explore a new world. Boots? Check. Gloves? Check. And a helmet, of course. They take their first step outside ... and discover a strange new world with towering hills to climb, fantastical beasts to meet, and a raging storm to overcome. Will they make it back to their ship safely? A child's excitement for a snowy day transforms a walk to school into a wonder-filled trek through an imaginary world."--
7) Finding fire
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"After a hard rain douses the family fire, a brave young boy sets out to search for more fire to bring home before the cold season sets in. Along the way, he'll face many challenges, from perilous mountains to fearsome predators to raging rivers, and find something wholly unexpected: a friend. In his picture book debut, artist Logan S. Kline crafts a dramatic tale inspired by prehistoric times and told almost entirely through stunningly detailed illustrations."--...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Oscar's mom has to go away for a little while, so Oscar is staying with his nana. He likes being with Nana in her apartment building, but he still misses his mom. One day, Nana has an idea, and together they carefully sow seeds--lots and lots of seeds! They water them and wait . . . and then the seeds start to grow and the flowers begin to bloom and there are plants everywhere. Luckily Oscar has a great idea for what they can do with the blossoms--share...
9) I wish
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this wordless picture book, a young girl finds a wrapped gift and wonders what might be inside.
10) Whirl
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Follow the wordless journey of a maple seed, sometimes called a maple key or whirligig, as it helicopters away from its parent tree and floats across a city on the autumn wind.
11) Rose wolves
Author
Series
Rose wolves volume 1
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
One day, a little girl picks an unusual flower from an unusual bush in the forest. Overnight, the flower blooms and turns into a magical creature: a rose wolf, missing a leg just like she is missing an arm. Together, the new friends must go on a journey to find where they belong.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In winter the Boundary Waters, way up north in Minnesota, is not the same place you canoed last summer--but still it beckons and welcomes you. Grab a pack, strap on snowshoes, make a path (Oh! they take some getting used to!), and venture out across the frozen lakes and through the snowy woods. The vast wintery world here is so still and quiet, you might think you're all alone--but no! Who made these tracks? A deer? A hare? A fox? And far off there's...
Author
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of...
15) Over the shop
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space--until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl's big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising...
16) Black & white
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
©1993
Language
English
Description
Black illustrations against a white background depict such objects as an elephant, butterfly, and leaf.
Series
Publisher
White Star Kids
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The books are designed and created by following the Montessori teaching method, by means of drawings built up with simple, repeated geometrical forms, minimal details and sharp outlines defined by the colours that are most easily identified by small children: black and white. Progressively complex visual features as well as introducing a third, colour, red, which children begin to perceive at the age of three months. The introduction to the third...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book is made specifically for developing minds and created to stand on its own so your baby can enjoy it during tummy time, nap time, or and other time they stretch out on the floor, the bed, or a couch. It features twenty panels with objects from outer space that you child will learn to recognize--and that will fill them with wonder"--Back cover.
19) Noche antigua
Author
Publisher
Ediciones Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Noche antigua combina varios relatos de la tradición oral, como el del conejo y el tlacuache, así como una rivalidad inventada entre ambos que sirve para contar lo que sucede en la noche, tras la milpa: las andanzas de un afanoso conejo y un audaz tlacuache que van y vienen por el campo provocando que la luna cambie de apariencia y que la noche se transforme en día. Este álbum silente está inspirado en el complejo y monumental pensamiento mesoamericano...
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Children will love following footprints (and pawprints!) to discover snowy adventures in this charming wordless picture book from a USBBY-honored illustrator. On a snowy winter's morning, footprints trace a path from an unmade bed, past discarded clothes and breakfast dishes to the front door where they're joined by excited pawprints. But who is making the footprints and what are they doing? Children and grown-ups will enjoy poring over the detailed,...
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