Here you’ll find reviews of some fantastic wordless books. Also known as silent books they can be understood and enjoyed by readers of all ages regardless of language or their reading abilities. These books usually contain no text at all or have a very limited word count. Narrative unfolds through engaging with the book’s illustrations and design. Enjoy!
What I love best about travelling is accidental discoveries, for example, stumbling upon this delightful, wordless gem in a bookshop in downtown Düsseldorf. “Stille Nacht, fröhliche Nacht” (“Silent Night, Happy […]
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“E Poi” has stunned me visually, challenged intellectually and left me wondering just how many of its hidden meanings I am not able to unpick. Unlike “Engãnos” (“Deceptions”) whose idea,
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Every 2nd page of this book IS NOT what you expect it to be. True? The idea for “Engãnos”, produced by the Argentinian publisher V&R Editoras, is that of Ilan
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“What Miscellaneous Abnormality is That?” is a Shaun Tan creation that was not meant as a stand-alone book. It is a limited-edition companion volume to the original DVD with the
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