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Last Updated: January 16, 2026

The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood

The Boy and the Elephant
by Freya Blackwood

A boy cherishes an overgrown piece of land where he befriends an imagined elephant formed by the trees, but when builders arrive to clear the space, he must devise a plan to save his cherished friend.

Lost by Bob Staake

Lost
by Bob Staake

Where, oh where is Kitty? She’s not upstairs… not in her litter box… not at her food bowl. Hmm…There’s only one thing to do: find this lost cat. As the cat’s owner roams town in hopes of finding her pet, she discovers she’s not the only one missing their beloved animal. There’s also a lost dog…a lost bird…even a lost giraffe! Join the search party in this almost wordless story that celebrates helping our neighbors and gently reminds us that what is lost can always be found.

The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker

The Last Zookeeper
by Aaron Becker

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our changing world.

Follow Me, Little One! by Agnese Baruzzi

Follow Me, Little One!
by Agnese Baruzzi

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.

Dandelion’s Dream by Yoko Tanaka

Dandelion’s Dream
by Yoko Tanaka

A happy little dandelion views the world with wonder in this wordless story about enjoying life to the fullest.

Field Trip to the Moon by John Hare

Field Trip to the Moon
by John Hare

In this wordless picture book, a girl is accidentally left behind on a class trip to the moon.

Blue Rider by Geraldo Valério

Blue Rider
by Geraldo Valério

In a book without words, a child finds a book on a crowded city sidewalk and is transported beyond the repetitive sameness of an urban skyscape into an untamed natural world.

Once, A Bird by Rina Singh

Once, A Bird
by Rina Singh

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.

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

The Tree and the River
by Aaron Becker

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.

Finding Fire by Logan S. Kline

Finding Fire
by Logan S. Kline

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.