stories without words

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stories without words

Anno's U.S.A.

1983
In wordless panoramas a lone traveler approaches the New World from the West in the present day and journeys the width of the country backward through time, departing the east coast as the Santa Maria appears over the horizon.

Rainstorm

2007
In this wordless picture book, a boy finds a mysterious key which leads him on an adventure one rainy day.

Once upon a banana

2006
Everyday signs serve as captions for this pictorial tale of what happens after a man tosses a banana peel into the garbage can and misses.

The other side

2005
Contains twenty illustrated scenes--such as a girl watching a tiger at the zoo and a boy sitting on an airplane--each presented from two opposite points of view and containing an unexpected twist.

Anno's alphabet

an adventure in imagination
1975
Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full-page picture puzzle of an object whose name begins with that letter: anvil, bicycle, etc.
Cover image of Anno's alphabet

Tuesday

1991
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
Cover image of Tuesday

Robot dreams

2007
The enduring friendship between a dog and a robot is portrayed in this wordless graphic novel.
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The adventures of Polo

2006
Polo the dog sets out from his home and enjoys many adventures, including sailing his boat on top of a whale, roasting hot dogs over a volcano, and taking a ride in a spaceship built from a mushroom.
Cover image of The adventures of Polo

Flotsam

2006
A colorful picture book that features a young, science-minded boy who goes to the beach to collect and examine anything floating that has been washed ashore and discovers an underwater camera that contains a collection of unusual pictures.
Cover image of Flotsam

Sector 7

1999
While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.
Cover image of Sector 7

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