Wordless Books
Wordless books promote pre-reading skills — prediction, comprehension, sequencing, inferring and visual literacy — and are useful for classrooms with English-language learners.
Synopsis:
What animals live in the Arctic?
This book features high-contrast images of familiar animals found in the North, like the polar bear, narwhal, and ringed seal.
Educator & Series Information
This is an Arvaaq Book. Books in this series are intended for infants and very young children and are designed to help children develop physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language skills.
This book features high-contrast images. These books engage an infant's interest in pictures and books while helping to support their visual development.
Recommended Ages: 0 to 3
Bilingual: English and Inuktitut
Additional Information
12 pages | 8.00" x 8.00" | b&w illustrations
Synopsis:
Let’s go fishing!
This wordless picture book follows a child and his father as they go fishing, catch fish, and make pitsi.
Educator & Series Information
This is an Arvaaq Book. Books in this series are intended for infants and very young children and are designed to help children develop physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language skills.
This is a Sequence Book. These wordless picture books help young children develop early book-handling behaviours and use vocabulary as they interact with the book. Developing sequencing skills can also help children recognize patterns that make the world around them more predictable.
Recommended Ages: 3 and under
Additional Information
23 pages | 8.00" x 8.00"
Authenticity Note: This book has received the Authentic Indigenous Text label as the author of this wordless story is Indigenous and the story, although containing no words, reflects Indigenous topics/themes.
Synopsis:
A sweet story about facing your fears, even when you're scared.
It’s a bright and beautiful day at the lake where a boy and his mother are camping. The boy is just a little scared of jumping into the water. At the same time, not too far away, a hungry bear cub is a little scared of diving deep into a dumpster, where tasty snacks await.
Later, when the boy encounters a distraught mama bear sniffing around the dumpster, he’s very scared. But so is her bear cub, who is trapped inside! Bold, graphic artwork moves the narrative along in this mostly-wordless book full of sound effects and simple variations on a single phrase full of so many meanings (“He was scared”). Parallel stories of the mother and son, and mama and cub, come together when the campers, despite being scared, help rescue the cub from the dumpster.
This simple, moving story invites readers to observe expressions, body language, and details hidden in the illustrations to follow the narrative. It’s a sweet summer read that normalizes fear and encourages acting with courage and compassion—even when you’re scared.
Reviews
"Conquering fears, helping others, and perhaps a message about wild animals and human garbage—though almost wordless, this book certainly says a lot." — Kirkus Reviews
Educator Information
This book features:
- Mostly wordless narrative told through illustrated clues, sound effects, and variations on a single phrase.
- Bold, graphic artwork that depicts summer in nature as inviting and exciting.
- Repetition and patterning support comprehension.
Reading Level: Kindergarten
Fountas & Pinnell: C
Reading Recovery: 3
Lexile Measure: BR80L
Curriculum Components: Language Arts: Reading Comprehension
Additional Information
48 pages | 8.50" x 11.25"
Synopsis:
A boy and his dog go walking in the swamp.
They spot a frog in the water.
Can they use a net to catch him?
A great wordless book to promote building vocabulary.
Additional Information
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