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2) Once, a bird
Author
Language
English
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Description
"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"--
Author
Language
English
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Description
"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 deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of...
4) Window
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this one-of-a-kind, wordless picture book, a child is making her way home from school, imagining what's behind the windows of the houses and other buildings she passes. And that's where the fun begins. Think The Way Home in the Night meets M. C. Escher ... in Wonderland! When the book opens, we see the little girl through a window at school, daydreaming at her desk. Then we follow the girl on her walk home, past houses, shops and other buildings....
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When an energetic child inadvertently upsets one of his classmates, everyone is reminded that it is important to take responsibility for a mistake, and it is equally important to be ready to forgive. Includes information about apologies and forgiveness.
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind. Peeking out from the deluge are the remnants of a zoo, home to rare and endangered animals, survivors of long neglect. Tender-hearted NOA is a construction robot who's found new purpose as the caretaker of the zoo's beleaguered inhabitants. Bracing for the next storm, NOA builds an ark from the wreckage in search of new land and a new home, only to...
7) Finding fire
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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." --publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Follows a young child who, with the push of an elevator button, becomes an astronaut and blasts off into space on an important mission until it's time for school"--
9) So much snow
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the magic and wonder of deep winter snow.
11) The wanderer
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Without a word, and with Escher-like precision, van den Ende presents one little paper boat's journey across the ocean, past reefs and between icebergs, through schools of fish, swaying water plants, and terrifying sea monsters. The little boat is all alone, and while its aloneness gives it the chance to wonder at the fairy-tale world above and below the waves uninterrupted, that also means it must save itself when it storms"--
12) Migrants
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
English-language edition ; First American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A vital and powerful wordless picture book of courage, loss and hope--everything it takes to migrate to a new land. This book narrates, with extraordinarily powerful images, the journey of a group of animals that leaves behind a leafless forest. It is the story of a great and unique migration, a journey where borders must be crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones left behind. With forceful simplicity, Migrants shows us the courage migration takes. Death...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Told from two points of view, a boy who wants a dog more than anything and an abandoned dog looking for a forever home find each other in this wordless book.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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:...
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"After a fire leaves the forest smoldering, a determined marmot and her resourceful bird friend set off on a rescue mission in this beautifully illustrated, wordless story. They clear away fallen branches and scorched bushes. They rake and dig and plant new seedlings in the earth. With determination and ingenuity, as the seasons pass, they care for the little trees by making sure they have enough water, protect their branches from the wind and snow,...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Little Red has baked a cake with their father, and is on the way to Grandma's house to make a delivery. But someone has been trailing them ever since they left home . . . someone who really loves cake. This playful retelling of a beloved classic is a visual delight, with references to other fairy tales hidden throughout Lehman's inviting illustrations.
18) En sus zapatos
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Oc?ano, S.L
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Primera edici?n: 2021.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Un hijo y su pap? son una familia como todas: cocinan juntos, se lavan los dientes, van a la escuela, saludan a sus amigos del barrio al salir de casa... Pero conforme caminan por la calle y llegan a la escuela las cosas cambian. La gente empieza a hablar y a verlos raro, y eso es porque el pap? de esta familia tiene una particularidad: le gusta usar ropa de mujer. S?, zapatos rosas, bolsa, una mascada coqueta. Lo hacen feliz. El que no es tan feliz...
19) Over the shop
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space--until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl's big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising...
20) The paper boat
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl's family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the girl folds a paper boat from a bun wrapper and drops it into the water, and the ants climb on. Their perilous journey, besieged by punishing weather, predatory birds, and dehydration, before reaching a new...
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