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How can a book be wordless?
How can a book be wordless?
A wordless book is simply a book without words. In wordless books, the pictures tell the story; the reader must study the pictures to determine the story. Sometimes, there will be a few words, but there is no major dialogue or narrative in this type of book.
Wordless, or minimal-text, picture books:
Enable children to explore the art of storytelling and world-building
Are a wonderful medium for expression and creative thought
Are a natural introduction to inferencing, a metacognitive skill that is often taught in the later grades
Help readers practice reading facial cues and studying visual context clues for vocabulary ad plot development
Engage visual learners or visually-motivated readers
Alleviate struggling readers who may feel overwhelmed by dense text and long print sections
Offer a launch pad to a lifelong love of other visually-rich formats, including comics and graphic novels
Wordless Books in the LRL*
Wordless Books in the LRL*
by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman; Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)
Call Number: JE ART W436met 1998
ISBN: 9780140568165
by Jennifer Armstrong; David Small (Illustrator)
Call Number: JE TALES AR736on 2006
ISBN: 9780689842511
by Andy Runton
Call Number: JUV PN6727.R84 O845 2009
Graphic novel
*Please note, this list of books is not exhaustive; the LRL has more than 80 wordless books. When you are searching the library's collection - www.fhu.edu/library - the following subject searches may be helpful:
"Stories without words"
"Wordless"
"Graphic novels" (some are wordless)
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