Grades
PreK - 7
The Best Wordless Picture Books for the Classroom
Add these captivating picture books with few or no words to your class library to help build literacy skills in students.
The Best Wordless Picture Books for the Classroom
A picture is worth a thousand words, which is why even wordless picture books give students the opportunity to create a story rich with their own words and imagination!
An effective tool for literacy development, picture books without words can engage students regardless of their reading level. Incorporating them in your lesson plans can help build important early learning skills, such as prediction, critical thinking, comprehension, and storytelling.
Brimming with charming illustrations, these captivating wordless and almost-wordless picture books foster a deeper awareness of story structure. Students will love imagining the thoughts, feelings, and unspoken words of each story's characters!
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Three children discover a magical bag of chalk on a rainy day.
Filled with charm and fun, this wordless picture book lets kids tell their own version of the story.
Told almost entirely in sound words, this day-in-the-life look at a fire engine crew will appeal to the youngest vehicle enthusiasts and to parents with a penchant for exuberant read-aloud sessions.
With help from her father and a lot of imagination, a little girl on a swing goes higher than a giraffe, a skyscraper, and even a jet plane.
In this wordless book, a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, and must choose between following the rules and following her heart.
In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life—he's leaving home to build a better future for his family.
