Completely Wordless Picture Books

After reading Flora and the Flamingo and wanting more wordless picture books (WPBs), I was disappointed that our local library's catalogue did not have the option to search for WPBs by that category (or any variation). This meant I had to know which WPB I wanted before I even checked if the library had it.

I read through many online lists of recommended WPBs and these are all the ones that my local library has. For some reason, there were some books on the online WPB lists that weren't 100% wordless.

 
The books on this list do not have words on the individual pages of the book. They may have an introduction or explanation at the end.

I've separated them into three categories; two categories based on my opinion of age appropriateness (length of book, subject matter, simplicity of story) and a third category of WPBs that are over the top artistic, imaginative and/or clever that I think could be appropriate for any age, including teenagers.

Preschool - Early Elementary:
Flora and the Flamingo, Molly Idle
Flora and the Penguin, Molly Idle
Float, Daniel Miyares
Out of the Blue, Alison Jay

Bee & Me, Alison Jay
Museum Trip, Barbara Lehman
a boy, a dog, and a frog, Mercer Mayer
Chalk, Bill Thomson
I Walk with Vanessa, Kerascoët
Wave, Suzy Lee
Rainstorm, Barbara Lehman

Noah's Ark, Peter Spier
Owl Bat, Bat Owl, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Where's Walrus?, Stephen Savage
Where's Walrus and Penguin?, Stephen Savage
Moonlight, Jan Ormerod
Sunshine, Jan Ormerod

The Girl and the Bicycle, Mark Pett
The Red Book, Barbara Lehman
Pip and Pup, Eugene Yelchin
The Snowman, Raymond Briggs
A Ball for Daisy, Chris Raschka
The Carpenter, Bruna Barros
The Umbrella, Ingrid & Dieter Schubert

Early Elementary and Older:
Mirror, Jeannie Baker
Flotsam, David Wiesner
Journey, Aaron Becker (part 1)
Quest, Aaron Becker (part 2)
Return, Aaron Becker (part 3)
Anno's Spain, Mitsumasa Anno
Zoom, Istvan Banyai (part 1)

Re-Zoom, Istvan Banyai (part 2)
Free Fall, David Wiesner
Sector 7, David Wiesner
Unspoken, Henry Cole
The Secret Box, Barbara Lehman
Imagine!, Raúl Colón
The Adventures of Polo, Régis Faller

Polo: The Runaway Book, Régis Faller
Here I Am, Patti Kim & Sonia Sanchez
Midsummer Knight, Gregory Rogers
The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard, Gregory Rogers
The Farmer and the Clown, Marla Frazee
A Stone for Sascha, Aaron Becker

Super Artistic:

Flashlight, Lizi Boyd
Inside Outside, Lizi Boyd
Hank Finds an Egg, Rebecca Dudley
Fossil, Bill Thomson
Mirror Mirror, Suzy Lee
Lines, Suzy Lee
Draw!, Raúl Colón
Pool, JiHyeon Lee
Wonder Bear, Tao Nyeu

I would like to note that some of these authors/illustrators have more WPBs in their repertoire that aren't available at my local library (such as Flora and the Peacocks). Many also have other books that are not  WPBs, but are great none the less.

For my Top 5 Reasons to Read WPBs, click here.