Books Without Words (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2006

MOON PLANE

by Peter McCarty, illustrated by Peter McCarty

"Good bedtime fare. (Picture book. 3-6)"

A boy's imagination carries him to great heights in this gentle adventure. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 1, 2006

THE ADVENTURES OF POLO

by Régis Faller, illustrated by Régis Faller

"Drawn with simple lines and bright colors, the art has plenty of eye appeal, and even very young children will have no trouble following this smiling, nearly imperturbable pooch from adventure to adventure—both here and on his inventively interactive website. (Picture book. 4-6)"

Clad in jacket and short pants, a dot-eyed, flop-eared spaniel sets out for a stroll that takes him from the bottom of the sea to an exotic planet, and many points between. Read full book review >

Cover art for JACK AND THE NIGHT VISITORS

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 30, 2006

JACK AND THE NIGHT VISITORS

by Pat Schories, illustrated by Pat Schories

"With the nostalgic pastel-and-watercolor illustrations, this is a kid-perfect vehicle for encouraging children's minds to take off. (Picture book. 2-5)"

Jack, the scruffy but adorable little terrier, has a boy. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2006

CHICKEN AND CAT

by Sara Varon, illustrated by Sara Varon

"A fine, deceptively simple-looking start. (Picture book. 5-8)"

Artfully using color more than faces to show feeling, Varon debuts with a wordless, very simply drawn tale of a New York City chicken finding a way to make a feline visitor from the country more at home. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 2005

THE OTHER SIDE

by Istvan Banyai, illustrated by Istvan Banyai

"Full of ways to tease out the story and think about how to see things. (Picture book. 5-10)"

A nearly wordless and somewhat fractured foray into what happens when you look at things from a different perspective. Read full book review >

Cover art for THE BOY, THE BEAR, THE BARON, THE BARD

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 2004

THE BOY, THE BEAR, THE BARON, THE BARD

by Gregory Rogers, illustrated by Gregory Rogers

"One-of-a-kind fun. (Picture book. 6-12)"

When a little boy goes into an abandoned theater to retrieve a lost soccer ball, he sets himself up for a trip through time to the 16th century, emerging on the stage of the Globe in the middle of a performance. Read full book review >

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