Hi Storm,

Thanks for writing! I like to look at the pictures too. If you read some of the other posts about picture books, you will see that I like to “read” the pictures. Pictures tell a story. When we put our words with the wordless picture books we are getting better at telling a story. That helps us to become better readers of words. I hope that wasn’t a confusing comment. Let me know. I’m so glad you wrote.

Mrs. B.

Hey Mike W., Awesome comment! You are so right about David Weisner. Some picture books are more fun to read aloud than others. Can you tell that I really like his books a lot? Flotsam is one that I would like to own - just to be able to keep seeing all the images and stories Mr. Weisner has hidden in his pictures.

Mrs. B.

Hi Brendan,

I like the way you say that wordless picture books give our “eyes a rest from words”, that is a very cool image. It makes me see that part of my brain gets a rest when I am “reading” a wordless picture book. Hmmm, reading pictures…. nice choice of words.

Mrs. B.

Hi Liza,

I am so glad that you love to read. I love to read also. I think I read all the books by Marguerite Henry when I was in fifth grade because I wanted to own a horse.  Little did I know that you couldn’t have horses in your tiny backyard in the town in which I grew up. I also liked reading all kinds of books including Nancy Drew and many different biographies. I’ll read anything, even the cereal box.

Thanks for writing,

Mrs. B.

Hi Ethan,

Telling a story with pictures and without talking is quite a talent. I think that even sharing the pictures between two people who speak different languages brings people together. What do you think?
Thanks for writing,

Mrs. B.

Hi Nate,

Well, I can’t say whether a great illustrator needs to be a great writer, but it seems that they express themselves really well without a single word. Wow! That’s a gift to be able to do.

Thanks for writing,

Mrs. B.

Hi Isabel,

I agree with your idea about why authors/illustrators make wordless picture books. The author doesn’t have to do very much writing! Maybe illustrators use wordless picture books as a way to help us to see and to break free of looking at things in the same way all the time.

Thanks for writing,

Mrs. B.

Hi Leanne,

Well, if you share your enjoyment of any kind of book with your friend, then maybe she will learn to like them too. It’s especially true if you are enthusiastic. Keep on enjoying what makes you happy and let your friend know there are many things worth liking.

Thanks for writing,

Mrs. B.

Hi Emily,

I like Tuesday for the same reasons! Those frogs have the best facial expressions - you can tell so much from them.  Imagination is a great blessing.

Mrs. B.

Hi Halsey,

Can you imagine how cool some of those pictures would be if they were part of a movie or a video game? Flotsam is a spectacular piece of art and imagination; I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for writing,

Mrs. B.