wordless picture books

"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!"--Provided by publisher.

"[A wordless picture book in which] Oscar's mom has to go away for a little while, so Oscar is staying with his nana. He likes being with Nana in her apartment building, but he still misses his mom. One day, Nana has an idea, and together they carefully sow seeds--lots and lots of seeds! They water them and wait . . . and then the seeds start to grow and the flowers begin to bloom and there are plants everywhere. Luckily Oscar has a great idea for what they can do with the blossoms--share them!"--Provided by publisher.

In this wordless picture book, a student is accidentally left behind on a field trip to the ocean deep.

"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. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition: redirecting rivers, harvesting lumber, reshaping the land, even extending daylight itself . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"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"--Provided by publisher.

A wordless take on the classic tale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," that plays with our assumptions about family.

In this wordless picture book, a boy who wants a dog more than anything and an abandoned dog looking for a forever home find each other.

"A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a[n] . . . emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of . . . visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of hope for peace and the future. Back matter includes notes on sharing a wordless picture book and how to talk to children about war"--Provided by publisher.

"A monster meanders down a beach, dragging a stick behind them and leaving a line in the sand. Meanwhile, a group of friends is at play--flying kites, building sandcastles, tossing a ball--until two of them become curious about the line that now seemingly divides them"-- Provided by publisher.

"A fun-loving bunny with a wild imagination, Churro wreaks magical havoc in the town after discovering a magician's wand and must find a way to fix it"-- Provided by publisher.