Wordless Picture Books

School by Emily Arnold McCully

ISBN: 0-590-98010-6

Scholastic NY, NY 1987

In the book School by Emily Arnold McCully a family of mice walk to school together. Out of all the siblings only one of them is too young to attend school with the others. While his mom is resting the young mouse sneaks out and goes to school with his siblings. When the teacher finds out she calls his mom and she comes to pick him up. I thought that this was a very cute picture book you could definitely understand what was going on, even though the book had no words. I would give this book a 4 out of 5 just because the illustrations weren't as great as the other books I read this week. 

Trainstop by Barbara Lehman

ISBN: 978-0-618-75640-7

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston 2008

A little girl and her parents travel home on a train. When the girls parents fall asleep she gets off the train and goes on her own little adventure. She goes to a town where all the people are miniature and she is a giant. She befriends them and helps with them with a few problems that arise throughout her stay. When she gets back on the train her parents are right where they were sitting. I really enjoyed this book. You could really tell exactly what was going on. I would give this book a 5 out of 5, the illustrations were beautiful and each page had at least one different illustration. I also liked how some pages were even set up like a comic strip.

Rainstorm by Barbara Lehman

ISBN:978-0-618-75639-1

Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 2007

This story is about a rich little boy who is very lonely during a rainy day. He kicks a ball into a corner, goes to retrieve it and finds a key. He tries the key on everything in his home until it finally opens a chest. There's a ladder in the chest and he goes down it and comes to a door with stairs that ends up being a light house. In the lighthouse he makes new friends and is no longer lonely. I really enjoyed this book because it was really nicely made. I would give this book a 5 out of 5 any child can explore their own imagination with this book.