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NOTE: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
JE	Alexander, Martha G.	Bobo's Dream A grateful dachshund dreams of returning his master's favor.	1970
JE	Alexander, Martha G.	Out! Out! Out! After Baby coaxes a pigeon into the house, adults add to the ensuing chaos, so another little boy coaxes the pigeon back outside. Pictures alone tell the stories.	1968
JE	Aliki	Tabby Pictures tell the story of a kitten's first year in her new home, with a warm bed, good food, and a little girl to play with and love.	1995
JE	Amoss, Berthe	By the Sea No one on the beach but the dog notices when a little boy is lifted into the sky by his kite but everyone notices when he comes down.	1969
JE	Anderson, Lena	Bunny Bath Translation of: Kanin-Bad.	1986
JE	Anderson, Lena	Bunny Box Bunny has a whole box of toys to keep the little boy entertained, but only one works.	1991
JE ANDRE	Andreasen, Dan	The Treasure Bath A wordless picture book in which a young boy explores a creature-filled world beneath the bubbles in his bathtub.	2009
JE	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Counting House	1982
JE	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Flea Market	1984
JE	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Italy	1980
JE	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Journey	1978
JE	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Peekaboo By turning half pages, the reader is invited to play a game of peekaboo with a variety of animals and people.	1987
JE	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's U.S.A.	1983
JE	Arnosky, Jim	Mouse Letters A whimsical mouse experiences many mishaps while using sticks to form the letters of the alphabet.	1999
JE	Arnosky, Jim	Mouse Numbers A mouse counts objects from one to ten on the way to the beach and back again.	1999
JE	Arnosky, Jim	Mouse Numbers and Letters A mouse encounters ten groups of objects to be counted during a visit to the beach and then constructs the letters of the alphabet from twigs.	1982
JE	Arnosky, Jim	Mouse Writing	1983
JE	Baker, Jeannie	Window 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.	1991
JE	Bang, Molly	The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher The strawberry snatcher tries to wrest the strawberries from the grey lady but as he follows her through shops and woods he discovers some delicious blackberries instead.	1980
JE	Banyai, Istvan	R.E.M.: Rapid Eye Movement The toys surrounding a boy who has fallen asleep while playing in his room reappear in fantastical images as he dreams.	1997
JE	Banyai, Istvan	Re-Zoom Open this wordless book and take off on a mindbending visual journey full of twists, turns, and surprises--from the creator of "Zoom!".	1995
JE	Banyai, Istvan	Zoom A wordless picture book 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.	1995
JE	Barton, Byron	Elephant After reading and dreaming about all sorts of elephants, a little girl is delighted to meet a real one.	1971
JE	Baum, Willi	Birds of a Feather A bird decorates itself with feathers from a hat and is caught by the zoo's bird catcher.	1969
JE	Briggs, Raymond	The Snowman A young boy and his wintertime friend share a magical night of friendship, fun, and flying in this award-winning, wordless story.	1978
JE	Brouillard, Anne	Three Cats Three cats leap from a branch into water and exchange places with three fish who are splashed up onto the branch.	1992
JE	Brouillard, Anne	Three Topsy-Turvy Tales In three wordless episodes, animal friends endure life's surprises together.	1992
JE	Brown, Craig McFarland	The Patchwork Farmer After ripping his overalls again and again in the course of his daily work, a farmer ends up with a colorful patchwork pair.	1989
JE	Butterworth, Nick	Amanda's Butterfly While looking for butterflies, a young girl discovers an even more beautiful winged creature, who needs her help.	1991
JE	Carrick, Donald	Drip, Drop Traces the journey of a raindrop through a leak in the roof.	1973
JE	Carroll, Ruth	Rolling Downhill This picture-story relates the adventures of a playful dog and cat as they pursue, and become entangled in, a ball of yarn.	1973
JE	Carroll, Ruth	The Chimp and the Clown	1968
JE	Carroll, Ruth	The Christmas Kitten After several unsuccessful attempts a homeless kitten finally finds a home.	1970
JE	Carroll, Ruth	The Witch Kitten A kitten that takes a wild ride on the witch's broom gets into all kinds of trouble.	1973
JE	Chesworth, Michael	Rainy Day Dream A young boy imagines a rainy day adventure in which the wind sweeps him and his umbrella on an incredible flight across country.	1992
JE	Collington, Peter	On Christmas Eve Dozens of tiny fairies guide Santa Claus to the home of a little girl who lives in a house without a chimney.	1990
JE	Collington, Peter	Small Miracle The figures in a nativity scene come to life to help an old woman in need at Christmas.	1997
JE	Collington, Peter	The Angel and the Soldier Boy	1987
JE	Collington, Peter	The Midnight Circus A young boy's favorite mechanical horse comes to life and carries him to a circus for a night of adventure and stardom.	1992
JE	Collington, Peter	The Tooth Fairy A resourceful tooth fairy goes to great lengths when a little girl loses a tooth.	1995
JE	Crews, Donald	Truck Follows the journey of a truck from loading to unloading.	1980
JE	Day, Alexandra	Carl's Christmas While his mistress is out, Carl, a large dog, and the baby in his care have a wonderful time.	1990
JE	De Groat, Diane	Alligator's Toothache It is a serious problem when an alligator gets a toothache especially when it is afraid of the dentist.	1977
JE	Degen, Bruce	Aunt Possum and the Pumpkin Man	1977
JE	dePaola, Tomie	Pancakes for Breakfast Activities and fun stories for the kid in the kitchen!	1978
JE	dePaola, Tomie	Sing, Pierrot, Sing: A Picture Book in Mime Long ago and without fail, three characters brought delight to audiences: the pantalooned Pierrot; Columbine, ever saucy and adroit; and Harlequin her lover, full of good natured drolleries and amusing tricks.	1983
JE	dePaola, Tomie	The Hunter and the Animals When the discouraged hunter falls asleep, the forest animals play a trick on him.	1981
JE DIAMO	Diamond, Donna	The Shadow A young girl comes home and begins to draw in her bedroom, slowly realizes that a frightening shadow has followed her, and decides how to respond.	2010
JE	Dupasquier, Philippe	I Can't Sleep A wordless story about the activities of a family one night when no one can sleep.	1990
JE	Elzbieta	Little Mops and the Butterfly When he returns a tiny lost shoe to its caterpillar owner, Little Mops is rewarded by being able to observe a beautiful transformation.	1972
JE	Emberley, Ed	A Birthday Wish Relates the round about way in which the birthday wish of a small mouse is granted during his birthday party.	1977
JE	Euvremer, Teryl	Sun's Up	1987
JE	Félix, Monique	The Alphabet Charming illustrations of a little mouse's adventures inside each book.	1992
JE	Félix, Monique	The Colors A little mouse trapped in a book discovers what colors are.	1991
JE	Félix, Monique	The Further Adventures of the Little Mouse Trapped in a Book A mouse trapped inside the pages of a book chews his way out to an ocean and sails away in a paper boat.	1983
JE	Félix, Monique	The House A little mouse trapped in a book travels through a house.	1991
JE	Félix, Monique	The Wind A little mouse trapped in a book discovers the wind.	1991
JE	Gill, Madelaine	The Spring Hat Though Mother Bunny's children cause her to lose her hat, they make it up to her very nicely.	1993
JE	Goffin, Josse	Ah! Illustrations are large fold-outs that transform into other pictures.	1991
JE	Goffin, Josse	Oh! Illustrations are large fold-outs that transform into other pictures.	1991
JE	Goffin, Josse	Silent Christmas The story of the Annunciation, journey to Bethlehem, birth of Christ, and adoration by shepherds and magi, told without words.	1991
JE	Goodall, John S.	An Edwardian Christmas Illustrations without text depict the celebration of Christmas in an English country home at the turn of the century.	1978
JE	Goodall, John S.	An Edwardian Summer Illustrations without text depict everyday life in an English village during the Edwardian era.	1976
JE	Goodall, John S.	Creepy Castle In "Creepy Castle", a brave young mouse and his lady fair find a seemingly deserted castle one summer day. Once inside, the villain locks them in!	1998
JE	Goodall, John S.	Jacko After escaping his organ-grinder master, Jacko, a monkey, embarks on a perilous journey on a sailing ship.	1971
JE	Goodall, John S.	Naughty Nancy Nancy, a venturesome small mouse, creates a series of crises at her sister's wedding and reception.	1975
JE	Goodall, John S.	Naughty Nancy Goes to School Nancy's naughtiness in school is alleviated by a courageous act during a school trip to the seashore.	1985
JE	Goodall, John S.	Paddy Goes Traveling Half size pages inserted between full ones.	1982
JE	Goodall, John S.	Paddy Pork's Holiday A summer camping expedition turns into a series of unexpectedly dramatic adventures for young Paddy.	1976
JE	Goodall, John S.	Paddy Under Water Paddy's underwater adventures include rescuing a small sea monster from an octopus, meeting King Neptune, and following a pack of mermaids to find a treasure chest. Features half pages that reveal hidden portions of the illustrations.	1984
JE	Goodall, John S.	Paddy's New Hat The purchase of an elegant straw hat leads Paddy Pork into a series of wild adventures	1980
JE	Goodall, John S.	Shrewbettina's Birthday The gallant gentleman who rescues Shrewbettina from a purse snatcher goes on to help her plan and give a grand birthday party.	1998
JE	Goodall, John S.	The Adventures of Paddy Pork	1968
JE	Goodall, John S.	The Ballooning Adventures of Paddy Pork The further adventures of Paddy Pork as he sets out on a balloon journey that takes him to many strange places.	1969
JE	Goodall, John S.	The Surprise Picnic Two kittens and their mother meet with scary and unexpected adventures on a summer's day.	1977
JE	Guilloppé, Antoine	One Scary Night "Black-and-white illustrations narrate this spooky story."--Jacket.	2004
JE	Hamberger, John	The Lazy Dog A dog chases a runaway beach ball across the countryside.	1971
JE	Hartelius, Margaret A.	The Birthday Trombone The enjoyment of her new trombone has unexpected consequences for a young monkey and her jungle friends.	1977
JE	Hartelius, Margaret A.	The Chicken's Child The chicken's child is an adopted baby alligator whose insatiable appetite causes him to be banished from the farm.	1975
JE	Hauptmann, Tatjana	A Day in the Life of Petronella Pig	1978
JE	Heller, Linda	Lily at the Table A reluctant eater transforms the food around her into a fantasy playground.	1979
JE	Henstra, Friso	Mighty Mizzling Mouse and the Red Cabbage House	1984
JE HENTE	Henterly, Jamichael	Good Night, Garden Gnome Depicts a gnome at work and play in his garden.	2001
JE	Hogrogian, Nonny	Apples The apple peddler replenishes his cart from the trees that grow from the discarded cores of the apples he sells.	1972
JE	Hughes, Shirley	Up and Up A small girl wants to fly and succeeds after several attempts.	1979
JE	Hutchins, Pat	Changes, Changes Two wooden dolls rearrange wooden building blocks to form various objects.	1971
JE	Jenkins, Steve	Looking Down A series of views of one landscape is seen from progressively higher vantage points, beginning with a view of the sidewalk as seen by a kneeling child and ending outside our galaxy.	1995
JE	Keats, Ezra Jack	Clementina's Cactus Clementina discovers a delightful surprise in the prickly skin of the cactus.	1999
JE	Kent, Jack	The Egg Book An optimistic hen hatches a turtle, an alligator, and an ostrich before she discovers how to hatch a chick.	1975
JE	Knobler, Susan	The Tadpole and the Frog	1974
JE	Koontz, Robin Michal	Dinosaur Dream A boy who loves dinosaurs is taken on a journey to their land one night.	1988
JE	Krahn, Fernando	A Flying Saucer Full of Spaghetti No one who saw the flying saucer could guess what was inside or where it was going.	1970
JE	Krahn, Fernando	A Funny Friend from Heaven A curious creature from heaven befriends a forlorn hobo and teaches him to be a clown.	1977
JE	Krahn, Fernando	April Fools Two boys create a monster that mysteriously appears and disappears all over town until they have to reveal their prank to get out of a tight spot.	1974
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Arthur's Adventure in the Abandoned House When he stops to explore an abandoned house, Arthur stumbles into a dangerous adventure which he handles with calm resourcefulness and a bit of luck.	1981
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Catch That Cat! The adventures of a little boy chasing his runaway cat.	1978
JE	Krahn, Fernando	How Santa Claus Had a Long and Difficult Journey Delivering His Presents Pictures without words show Santa Claus trying to get airborne after the reindeer break away from their traces.	1970
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Journeys of Sebastian Three stories without words relate a boy's journeys into the imagination by means of bee-helicopter, mirror, and monster.	1968
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Little Love Story	1976
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Robot-bot-bot A family's new robot is all work and no play until the daughter takes matters into her own hands.	1979
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Sebastian and the Mushroom Accompanied by the man in the mushroom, Sebastian takes a journey on a star.	1976
JE	Krahn, Fernando	The Creepy Thing A small boy goes fishing and catches a creepy thing with a strange life of its own.	1982
JE	Krahn, Fernando	The Great Ape: Being the True Version of the Saga of Adventure and Friendship Newly Discovered A little girl meets an extraordinarily large ape on a tropical island.	1978
JE	Krahn, Fernando	The Mystery of the Giant Footprints When their children run off to pursue some giant footprints in the snow, the parents anxiously follow the trail.	1977
JE	Krahn, Fernando	The Secret in the Dungeon A curious child slips away from a tour group at an old castle and stumbles upon a sleeping dragon in a dungeon.	1983
JE	Krahn, Fernando	The Self-Made Snowman Knocked off the cliff by a mountain sheep, a clump of snow rolls down the mountain gradually taking the appearance of an enormous and well-dressed snowman.	1974
JE	Krahn, Fernando	Who's Seen the Scissors? The tailor's scissors suddenly take off on a rampage, snipping their way around town leaving a wake of mild destruction.	1975
JE	Lisker, Sonia O.	Lost In this story without words a little boy gets separated from the rest of his family on a visit to the zoo.	1975
JE	Lisker, Sonia O.	The Attic Witch A wordless tale depicting a little girl's adventurous ride on a magic broom.	1973
JE	Lisowski, Gabriel	The Invitation Everyone but Little Pig has been invited to a party and Little Pig decides to get even.	1980
JE	Liu, Jae Soo	Yellow Umbrella A story, in pictures and music, of children on their way to school on a rainy day.	2002
JE	Louchard, Antonin	Little Star A tiny starfish dreams of leaving its ocean home and traveling high up into the dark sky to shine among the celestial stars.	2003
JE	Lubach, Peter	Harry and the Singing Fish A bagpipe player teams up with a fish that loves to sing everywhere they go--except when they are asked to perform on stage.	1992
JE	Ludy, Mark	Flower Man This beautiful, wordless story told visually from beginning to end features a small, meek man who transforms a small town through simple moral principles. Children will also delight in searching for Squeakers the mouse, hidden somewhere on every page.	2005
JE	MacGregor, Marilyn	Baby Takes a Trip Baby explores the world outside the crib and creates havoc throughout the house.	1985
JE	Maizlish, Lisa	The Ring A boy finds a magic ring that enables him to float above New York City and have adventures.	1996
JE	Mari, Iela	Eat and Be Eaten	1980
JE	Mari, Iela	The Apple and the Moth Illustrates without words how a worm becomes a moth.	1969
JE	Mari, Iela	The Chicken and the Egg In this story without words a hen lays and hatches an egg and the baby chick begins to grow into an adult.	1969
JE	Mari, Iela	The Little Red Balloon	1967
JE	Mari, Iela	The Magic Balloon A little boy blows a bubble which becomes an apple which in turn becomes a butterfly which turns into a flower which when picked becomes a large umbrella.	1967
JE	Mayer, Mercer	A Boy, A Dog, A Frog, and A Friend A quiet fishing party is interrupted when something unexpected bites on the line.	1971
JE	Mayer, Mercer	Frog Goes to Dinner Having stowed away in a pocket, Frog wreaks havoc and creates disgrace for the family at the posh restaurant where they are having dinner.	1974
JE	Mayer, Mercer	Frog on His Own On a walk in the park with his friends, Frog decides to do some exploring on his own.	1973
JE	Mayer, Mercer	Frog, Where Are You? A boy and his dog suffer through several adventures while searching for a pet frog that escaped during the night.	1969
JE	Mayer, Mercer	One Frog Too Many A boy's pet frog thinks that the new little frog the boy gets for his birthday is one frog too many.	1975
JE	Mayer, Mercer	Two Moral Tales A bear dresses up in dilapidated clothing only to be laughed at and two birds quarrel over the ownership of a top hat in these two stories told in pictures.	1974
JE	Mayer, Mercer	Two More Moral Tales The pictorial adventures of two pigs who dress up for an evening out and a sly fox who attempts to trick two ladies.	1974
JE	Mayo, Virginia	Don't Forget Me, Santa Claus On Christmas Eve, Santa forgets to fill one boy's stocking.	1993
JE	McCully, Emily Arnold	First Snow Some little mice spend a snowy day skating and sledding with their grandparents.	1985
JE	McCully, Emily Arnold	Four Hungry Kittens In this wordless story, four kittens share adventures while their mother is away hunting food.	2001
JE	McCully, Emily Arnold	New Baby	1988
JE	McCully, Emily Arnold	Picnic A little mouse gets lost on the way to a family picnic.	1984
JE	McCully, Emily Arnold	School A curious little mouse decides to find out what school is all about.	1987
JE	McCully, Emily Arnold	The Christmas Gift When a little mouse's treasured Christmas gift is broken, Grandpa consoles her with a toy train from his own childhood.	1988
JE	McTrusty, Ron	Dandelion Year	1975
JE	Meyer, Renate	Hide-and-Seek Illustrates without words a game of hide-and-seek.	1969
JE	Meyer, Renate	Vicki A story without text tells about the friendships and loneliness of a little girl.	1969
JE MOGEN	Mogensen, Jan	The 46 Little Men Relates, in wordless illustrations, the adventures of the forty-six little men that live in the pictures on the nursery wall.	1991
JE	Olschewski, Alfred	Winterbird As the bird leaves a trail in the snow, the cat stalks the bird and the dog stalks the cat. When the showdown comes, the bird yells for help and cat and dog make tracks.	1969
JE	O'Malley, Kevin	The Box A boy and his teddy bear share some adventures when they take a trip to another planet in a cardboard box.	1993
JE	Ormerod, Jan	Moonlight As her parents attempt to help a child fall asleep at bedtime, they themselves become more and more sleepy.	1982
JE	Peddle, Daniel	Snow Day One glorious day a boy builds a snowman.	2000
JE PINKN	Pinkney, Jerry	The Lion & the Mouse In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.	2009
JE PINKN	Pinkney, Jerry	The Lion & the Mouse In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.	2009
JE	Ponti, Claude	Adele's Album Adele's album depicts animals and characters in a variety of transformations for the reader to study and enjoy.	1986
JE	Popov, Nikolai	Why? A frog, peacefully sitting in a meadow, is suddenly attacked by an umbrella-wielding mouse in a confrontation that quickly turns into full-scale war.	1996
JE	Prater, John	The Gift Two children fly over their town, travel to the bottom of the ocean, and explore a jungle in the cardboard box that had wrapped a gift	1985
JE	Remington, Barbara	Boat Illustrations follow the building of a ship which, by the time it is completed, has no place to sail.	1975
JE	Ringi, Kjell	The Winner The attempts of two neighbors to outdo each other ends in disaster for both.	1969
JE	Rockwell, Anne F.	Albert B. Cub & Zebra: An Alphabet Storybook	1977
JE RODRI	Rodriguez, Beatrice	The Chicken Thief A fox steals a chicken. Why would the fox do this and not eat the bird?	2010
JE	Rohmann, Eric	Time Flies A wordless tale in which a bird flying around the dinosaur exhibit in a natural history museum has an unsettling experience when the dinosaur seems to come alive and view the bird as a potential meal.	1994
JE	Saltzberg, Barney	The Yawn A boy's morning yawn is passed on throughout the day until it returns to the boy who began it all.	1985
JE	Sara	Across Town A man in a lonely tunnel is befriended by a cat.	1991
JE	Schick, Eleanor	Making Friends On his way to the park a little boy makes many friends, including an ant, a spider, a cat, several birds, and finally a little girl.	1969
JE SCHOR	Schories, Pat	Jack and the Missing Piece Jack the dog loves to knock over the block tower that two boys are building, so when a piece goes missing, Jack gets the blame until the realthief is discovered.	2004
JE SCHOR	Schories, Pat	Jack Wants a Snack Jack the dog discovers that he is not the only uninvited guest at a tea party.	2008
JE	Schories, Pat	Mouse Around A little mouse has a wonderful journey all around town when he falls from his nest into a plumber's back pocket.	1991
JE	Schubert, Dieter	Where's My Monkey? Through a wordless chain of events, a boy's toy monkey is lost in a rainstorm and retrieved only after it passes through many hands.	1987
JE	Shimin, Symeon	A Special Birthday A wordless picture book which reveals a young girl's birthday surprise.	1976
JE	Simmons, Ellie	Cat In this story without words a stray black kitten finds a home.	1968
JE	Simmons, Ellie	Wheels After seeing a parade of unusual wheeled vehicles at the fair, a little boy tries to devise one for himself but is thwarted in his attempts until his father lends a hand.	1969
JE	Sís, Peter	Dinosaur! While taking a bath, a young boy is joined by all sorts of dinosaurs.	2000
JE	Smith, Lane	Flying Jake In pursuing his escaping bird, Jake discovers he has acquired the power of flight, which leads him to amazing experiences amid the birds outside.	1996
JE	Spier, Peter	Peter Spier's Rain Two children's adventures through a rainy day told using watercolor pictures.	1982
JE	Sugano, Yoshikatsu	The Kitten's Adventure Color photographs record a white Persian cat's curiosity about a roll of felt.	1968
JE	Tafuri, Nancy	Junglewalk A little boy falls asleep after reading a book about animals in a jungle, and then he meets them all in his dream.	1988
JE TURK	Turk, Hanne	Do It Yourself Max	1986
JE	Turk, Hanne	Friendship Max Max sets out on an island adventure but discovers that his friendship with Tiger is even stronger than the lure of paradise!	1985
JE	Turkle, Brinton	Deep in the Forest A curious bear explores a cabin in the forest with disastrous results.	1976
JE	Ueno, Noriko	Elephant Buttons As each animal unbuttons its buttons another animal appears.	1973
JE	Vincent, Gabrielle	A Day, A Dog Pictures tell the story of a dog's day, from the moment he is abandoned on the highway until he finds a friend in a young boy. B&W illustrations.	1999
JE	Vincent, Gabrielle	Breakfast Time, Ernest and Celestine Ernest the bear is willing to help when his mouse friend Celestine breaks a cup, but she wants to take the responsibility for cleaning up her mess herself.	1982
JE	Vincent, Gabrielle	Ernest and Celestine's Patchwork Quilt Ernest and Celestine make a patchwork quilt, but when they realize only one can use it, they make another one.	1982
JE	Ward, Lynd	The Silver Pony Recounts without words the adventures of a boy and his winged horse.	1973
JE	Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss	You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum In this wordless story, a young girl and her grandmother view works inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while the balloon she has been forced to leave outside floats around New York City causing a series of mishaps that mirror scenes in the museum's ar	1998
JE	Weitzman, Jacqueline Preiss	You Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery While a brother and sister, along with their grandmother, visit the National Gallery of Art, the balloon they were not allowed to bring into the museum floats around Washington, D.C., causing a series of mishaps at various tourist sites. Images of thirty-	2000
JE	Wiesner, David	Free Fall In the silence of a dream, a young boy takes off on a dazzling night flight. Artist David Wiesner invites us along on the journey, to conquer dragons, roam castles, and soar above the fields of an uncharted land that looks strangely familiar.	1988
JE	Wiesner, David	Sector 7 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.	1999
JE	Wildsmith, Brian	The Apple Bird There is nothing more that this hungry bird likes to eat than a plump, juicy apple. But eat too much, and even fat birds get full. This colorful, wordless book follows one bird's apple feast.	1983
JE WILDS	Wildsmith, Brian	The Trunk	1997
JE	Willhoite, Michael	The Entertainer Using only pictures, tells the story of Alex, a talented boy who loves to juggle.	1992
JE	Wilson, April	April Wilson's Magpie Magic: A Tale of Colorful Mischief A wordless picture book that depicts a young artist who draws a picture of a magpie which then comes to life and interacts with a series of colorful drawings.	1999
JE	Winter, Paula	Sir Andrew A very dapper but very vain donkey takes an eventful promenade one windy day.	1980
JE	Winter, Paula	The Bear & The Fly: A Story	1976
JE	Wouters, Anne	This Book Is For Us Feeling a bit frightened when it begins to get dark, Little Mole turns to his friend Little Bear for comfort.	1991
JE	Wouters, Anne	This Book Is Too Small Little Bear's rapid growth presents a problem until his friend Little Mole finds a solution.	1991
JE	Young, Ed	Up a Tree	1983
JE YUM	Yum, Hyewon	Last Night Sent to her room for refusing to eat her dinner, a little girl soon falls asleep and together with her bear friend begins a fantastic voyage deep into the forest where they dance and play all night.	2008
J	Félix, Monique	The Story of a Little Mouse Trapped in a Book	1980
J	Goodall, John S.	Paddy Pork - Odd Jobs Paddy's attempts to be a handyman in the village cause many humorous disasters. Turning the narrower pages reveals hidden portions of the illustrations.	1983
J	Wetherbee, Holden	The Wonder Ring: A Fantasy in Silhouette When a poor and mistreated boy shows kindness to a beggar, the beggar thanks him by giving him a magic ring.	1978
J398.21	Goodall, John S.	Little Red Riding Hood A wordless retelling of the fairy tale about the little girl who meets a hungry wolf in the forest	1988
J511.1	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Counting Book A counting book depicting the growth in a village and surrounding countryside during twelve months.	1975
J574.5	Cristini, Ermanno	In the Pond Illustrations present a wordless panorama of the marshy wetlands where a variety of fish, birds, animals, and plants share a habitat.	1984
J670	Lewis, Stephen	How's It Made? A wordless photo study showing how seven common objects are made: a flashlight, rocking chair, bicycle, candy, umbrella, jump rope, and football.	1977
J914.2	Anno, Mitsumasa	Anno's Britain The illustrations lead the reader on a journey through Great Britain moving freely through time and space.	1981

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