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The Dog Walk

Sven Nordqvist - Floris Books
Format: Hardcover

It's time for Grandma's dog to go for a walk. The eager pooch tugs the boy's hand, excited to get going. But where will they end up? This is a dog walk like no other, through amazing fairy-tale worlds, paintings come to life, Escher-esque castles, an intricately cluttered antique...
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Small Things

Mel Tregonning - Pajama Press
Format: Hardcover

In this wordless graphic picture book, a young boy feels alone with his worries. He isn't fitting in well at school. His grades are slipping. He's even lashing out at those who love him.Talented Australian artist Mel Tregonning created Small Things in the final year of her life....
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Tuesday

David Wiesner - Clarion Books
Format: Book

As the unpredictable events of a particular Tuesday unroll before the reader with the precision and clarity of a silent movie, every detail contributes to a perfectly convincing vision of a scenario so outlandish it might just be true. Full-color illustrations. Caldecott Medal Book.
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Journey

Aaron Becker - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination - and unexpected friendship.A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure,...
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Chalk

Bill Thomson - Marshall Cavendish Children
Format: Book

Three children discover a magical bag of chalk on a rainy day
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Fish

Liam Francis Walsh - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

A boy and his dog embark on a fishing journey.Their first catch of the day: a big fat letter F.Their second? A slippery I. After an epic journey beneath the lake's surface, they find what they came for-- a FISH, along with some unanticipated menace from a few other letters.This clever,...
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Wave

Suzy Lee - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

In this evocative wordless book, internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee tells the story of a little girl's day at the beach. Stunning in their simplicity, Lee's illustrations, in just two shades of watercolor, create a vibrant story full of joy and laughter.New York Times Best Illustrated...
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The Red Book (Caldecott Honor Book)

Barbara Lehman
Format: Print book

This book is about a book. A magical red book without any words. When you turn the pages you'll experience a new kind of adventure through the power of story.Winning a Caldecott Honor for its illustrations of rare detail and surprise, The Red Book crosses oceans and continents to deliver...
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Rainstorm

Barbara Lehman - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Print book

It can be lonely sometimes on a rainy day in a big house with no one else around and there's only the quiet to keep you company. But if you find a key, a mysterious key, that leads you to an unexpected place . . . chances are your afternoon is about to get a lot more interesting.
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Flashlight

Lizi Boyd - Chronicle Books (CA)
Format: Hardcover

Inside a tent it's cozy. But what is going on outside? Is it dark? Is it scary? Not if you have your trusty flashlight! Told solely through images and using a spare yet dramatic palette, artist Lizi Boyd has crafted a masterful exploration of night, nature, and art. Both lyrical and humorous,...
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Flotsam

David Wiesner - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam - anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery:...
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The Arrival

Shaun Tan - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

A truly remarkable work of art that is already one of the most talked-about books of the season."Tans lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told." -- Art Spiegelman, author of Maus"An absolute wonder."...
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A Ball for Daisy

Christopher Raschka - Schwartz & Wade Books
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott MedalThis New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best Illustrated Book relates a story about love and loss as only Chris Rashcka can tell it. Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy's anguish when her favorite...
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The Lion & the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney - Little
Format: Audiobook

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from...
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The Farmer and the Clown

Marla Frazee

Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee.A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off the
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Flora and the Penguin

Molly Schaar Idle - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Print book

Having mastered ballet in Flora and the Flamingo, Flora takes to the ice and forms an unexpected friendship with a penguin. Twirling, leaping, spinning, and gliding, on skates and flippers, the duo mirror each other's graceful dance above and below the ice. But when Flora gives the penguin...
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Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad

Henry Cole - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A young girls courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story.When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the strangers fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage...
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Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. "Written" by award-winning...
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Fox's Garden

Princesse Camcam - Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardcover

One snowy night, a fox loses its way, entering a village. Chased away by the grown ups, Fox takes shelter in a greenhouse. A little boy sees this from his window. Without hesitating, he brings a basket of food to the greenhouse, where he leaves it for the fox. His gift is noticed and the night...
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Shadow

Suzy Lee - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

A dark attic. A light bulb. An imaginative little girl.Internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee uses these simple elements to create a visual tour de force that perfectly captures the joy of creative play and celebrates the power of imagination. Stunning in their simplicity, Lee's illustrations,...
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Mirror

Jeannie Baker - Candlewick; Bilingual edition
Format: Hardcover

An innovative, two-in-one picture book follows a parallel day in the life of two families: one in a Western city and one in a North African village.Somewhere in Sydney, Australia, a boy and his family wake up, eat breakfast, and head out for a busy day of shopping. Meanwhile, in a small...
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Wolf in the Snow

Matthew Cordell - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2018 Caldecott MedalA girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home?Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Here is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts,...
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Red

Jed Alexander - Cameron Kids
Format: Hardcover

Red is on her way through the woods to visit Grandmother when she meets the Big Bad Wolf. What are that Wolf and all of those woodland creatures up to? This version of the classic folktale ends a bit differently. A delightful surprise awaits Red and readers in this wordless picture book...
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Oink

David Elliot - Gecko Pr
Format: Hardcover

A comical story akin to Five Minutes' Peace about a very busy bath. Pig is having a lovely bath. In come Sheep, Cow, Horse....They are very noisy! What can Pig do to make them go away? Pig must think of something smart and quick.
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Sign Off

Stephen Savage - Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author-illustrator Stephen Savage comes a playful wordless picture book about what the figures on road signs do when no one is around!What do the figures on signs do when no one is watching? Under cover of night, they leave their signs to play and collaborate in this...
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Inside Outside

Anne-Margot Ramstein - Candlewick Studio
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of Before After comes another striking book of opposites, this time exploring the concepts of within and without with bright, bold graphics.Safe inside its shell, a baby bird prepares to brave the world. A spelunker descends into a wide and glittering cavern while fellow...
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Friends

Geraldo Valério - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover

When a girl and a frog go to the beach to fish, they are frustrated to find that the fish aren't biting. Instead, they stare into the water and make faces at their reflections. Then, something spectacular happens. The reflections take on lives of their own, transforming into a mermaid with...
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Field Trip to the Moon

John Hare - Margaret Ferguson Books
Format: Hardcover

It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon.Climb aboard the spaceship bus for a fantastic field trip adventure to the moon. Once they land, students debark and set out with their teacher to explore. They jump...
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