Visualizing and Imagery

A Bibliography of Wordless Picture Books:

Anno, M. (1975). Anno's Alphabet; an Adventure in Imagination. New York: Crowell.

Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full-page picture puzzle of an object whose name begins with that letter: anvil, bicycle, etc. (E Ann)
Other wordless books by this author:
Anno's Animals  (E Ann)
Anno's Counting Book  (E Ann)
Anno's Flea Market  (E Ann)
Anno's Journey  (E Ann)
Anno's U.S.A.  (E Ann)
Dr. Anno's Magical Midnight Circus  (E Ann)
Topsy-Turvies; Pictures to Stretch the Imagination  (E Ann)

Baker, J. (1991). Window. New York: Greenwillow Books.

Chronicles the events and changes in a young boy's life and in his environment, from babyhood to grownup, through wordless scenes observed from the window of his room. (E Bak)
Other wordless books by this author:
Home  (E Bak)

Banyai, I. (1995).  Zoom.  New York: Viking.

Presents a series of scenes, each one from farther away, showing, for example, a girl playing with toys which is actually a picture on a magazine cover, which is part of a sign on a bus, and so on. (E Ban)

Briggs, R. (1978). The Snowman. New York: Random House.

When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside. (E Bri)

Burton, M.R. (1979).  The Elephant’s Nest:  Four Wordless Stories.  New York: Harper and Row.

Four wordless animal fantasies involving flying elephants, mice on the moon, a lion with too many visitors, and a kangaroo with a very full pouch. (E Bur)

Carle, E. (1973). I See a Song. New York, Crowell.

Brightly colored forms represent music played by the violin. (E Car)
Other wordless books by this author:
Do You Want to Be My Friend? (E Car)

Cristini, E. and Puricelli, L. (1981). In My Garden. Boston, MA: Alphabet Press.

Domestic animals including rabbits and a cat share a garden environment with a variety of small wild creatures.  (E Cri)
Other wordless books by this author:
In the Pond  (E Cri)

Day, A. (1991). Carl Goes Shopping. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

While his mistress shops, Carl, a large dog, and the baby in his care explore the department store quite thoroughly and have a wonderful time.  (E Day)
Other wordless books by this author:
Carl’s Afternoon in the Park  (E Day)
Carl’s Christmas  (E Day)
Carl’s Masquerade  (E Day)
Good Dog, Carl  (E Day)

DePaola, R. (1981).  The Hunter and the Animals, A Wordless Picture Book. New York: Holiday House.

When the discouraged hunter falls asleep, the forest animals play a trick on him. (E Dep)

Goodall, J. S. (1968). The Adventures of Paddy Pork. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World.

Other wordless books by this author:
Paddy Runs away from his mother to join the circus. (E Goo)
The Ballooning Adventures of Paddy Pork (E Goo)
Creepy Castle  (E Goo)
An Edwardian Holiday  (E Goo)
An Edwardian Summer  (E Goo)
Lavinia’s Cottage: Imagined by Her Devoted Grandfather  (E Goo)
Little Red Riding Hood (398.2 Goo)
The Midnight Adventures of Kelly, Dot, and Esmeralda (E Goo)
Naughty Nancy (E Goo)
Paddy Finds a Job (E Goo)
Paddy Goes Traveling (E Goo)
Paddy’s Evening Out (E Goo)
Shrewbettina Goes to Work (E Goo)
The Story of an English Village (E Goo)
Victorians Abroad (E Goo)

Hoban, T. (1987). Dots, Spots, Speckles, and Stripes.  New York: Greenwillow Books.

Photographs show dots, spots, speckles, and stripes as found on clothing, flowers, faces, animals, and other places. (152.1 Hob)
Other wordless books by this author:
I Read Signs
I Read Symbols
Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue? An Adventure in Color
Is it Rough? Is it Smooth? Is it Shiny?
Look Again!
Take Another Look

Hutchins, P. (1971). Changes, Changes. New York: Macmillan.

Two wooden dolls rearrange wooden building blocks to form various objects. (E Hut)

Lionni, L. (1983).  Who: Pictures to Talk About.  New York: Pantheon.

Friendly mice discover the other animals who share their world. (E Lio)
Other wordless books in this series:
What: Pictures to talk about    ( E Lio)
Where: Pictures to talk about (E Lio)
When: Pictures to talk about (E Lio)

Mayer, M. (1967). A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog. New York: Dial Press.

Tells in pictures a boy's unsuccessful attempts to catch a frog. (E May)
Other wordless books by this author:
A Boy, a Dog, a Frog, and a Friend  (E May)
Frog Goes to Dinner  (E May)
Frog on His Own (E May)
Hiccup  (E May)
OOPS  (E May)

McCully, E. A. (1984). Picnic. New York: Harper & Row.

A little mouse gets lost on the way to a family picnic.  (E McC)
Other wordless books by the author:
School  (EMcC)

Ormerod, J. (1982). Moonlight. New York: Puffin Books.

As her parents attempt to help a child fall asleep at bedtime, they themselves become more and more sleepy. (E Orm)
Other wordless books by the author:
Sunshine  (E Orm)

Rohmann, E. (1994).  Time Flies.  New York: Crown.

A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a museum has an unsettling experience when it finds itself back in the time of living dinosaurs.  (E Roh)

Schories, P. (1991). Mouse Around. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.

A little mouse has a wonderful journey all around town when he falls from his nest into a plumber's back pocket.  (E Sch)

Spier, P. (1986). Dreams. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Two children watch cloud formations and interpret them for themselves. (E Spi)
Other wordless books by the author:
Noah’s Ark 1978 Caldecott Award Winner(E Spi)
Peter Spier’s Rain (E Spi)

Turkle, B. (1976). Deep in the Forest. New York NY: Dutton.

A curious bear explores a cabin in the forest with disastrous results.  (E Tur)

Wetherbee, H.  (1978). The Wonder Ring: A Fantasy in Silhouette.  New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc.

When a poor and mistreated boy shows kindness to a lowly beggar, the beggar thanks him by giving him a wonderful magic ring. (E Wet)

Wiesner, D. (2006). Flotsam. New York NY: Clarion Books.

The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
2007 Caldecott Award Winner. (E Wie)

Other wordless books by the author:
7 Sector (E Wie)
Free Fall  (E Wie)
Tuesday  (E Wie)

Quotes:

"Proficient readers spontaneously and purposely create mental images while and after they read. The images emerge from all five senses as well as the emotions and are anchored in a reader's prior knowledge."

1(Keene and Zimmerman, Mosaic of Thought as retrieved from the Education World Website, 2007).

 

Visualizing personalizes reading, keeps us engaged, and often prevents us from abandoning a book prematurely.

2(Harvey, S. & Goudvis, A., 2000, p. 97)

 

1Keene and Zimmerman (1997). Mosaic of Thought.  Retrieved April 29, 2007 from http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev094.shtml

2Harvey, S. & Goudvis, A. (2000).  Strategies that work:  Teaching comprehension to enhance understanding.  Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.

 

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