![]() ![]() 1 Many of the wordless picturebook makers highlighted, such as three-time Caldecott winner David Wiesner (see sidebar), have been informed by the rich history of wordless books for adults, artists’ books, and graphic novels. In Wonderfully Wordless, an ambitious reader’s advisory of sorts for several types of wordless books, author William Martin gleans expert worldwide opinion to select the best in contemporary wordless books, including picturebooks. In many countries, including the United States, wordless picturebooks have become a sub-genre unto themselves-a publishing trend resulting in author/illustrators who even specialize in this type of book.Ī current search on for juvenile books with the Subject Heading “Stories Without Words,” yielded just over two thousand, with a notable increase in the latter half of the twentieth century leading into the twenty-first. ![]() Her work may be seen at Wordless picturebooks are on the rise and are increasingly revered by readers and critics. Jennifer Gibson is a Visiting Assistant Librarian at the State University of New York at Cortland’s Memorial Library, as well as an illustrator. ![]()
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