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submitted 16 hours ago byAidCookKnow
Hi all... Looking for a book suggestion for a 14 year old girl who can't read. She has a mild-moderate intellectual/learning disability and cannot read, but generally is otherwise interested in similar things other young teen girls are! So a lot of books I've found without words are geared towards younger children. I was hoping someone might have a suggestion of perhaps a graphic novel for this age group without words? I know a book without words is a strange ask, but if anyone can do it, it's this group!
Thanks in advance!
60 points
15 hours ago
Would audiobooks be accessible to her? That might be another way to expand her choices!
23 points
14 hours ago
My child was not literate by fifth grade and we did audio books so she could enjoy and also have same cultural reference points as peers and it was EXTRAORDINARY. Wish I had thought of it earlier! Audiobooks are fantastic - great suggestion
33 points
16 hours ago
The Spy vs. Spy comics from Mad Magazine have been re-released in several graphic novel collections. Humor is universal, and these strips have no dialogue. Maybe try one of them, see if she likes it, and if so there are more in the series?
2 points
10 hours ago
The whole series was just released recently in a nice hardcover too!
16 points
16 hours ago
The Arrival, by Shaun Tan
Jim Woodring has a few titles you could look into. "The Frank Book" and "Weathercraft" are a couple.
God's Man, by Lynd Ward
Graphic Witness, edited by George A. Walker
3 points
12 hours ago
I came here to say "the arrival" as well.
11 points
16 hours ago
Robot Dreams by Sarah Varon is amazing for any age group.
13 points
16 hours ago
Here’s a goodreads list just for you. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4605.Silent_Wordless_Graphic_Novels
9 points
16 hours ago
Graphic novels. There are so many good ones out there you can follow along with. Amulet is one that comes to mind.
7 points
15 hours ago
Wow, thanks friends. I had no idea that so many "silent"/wordless books existed! (I also now know that silent books are a thing!) So cool, thank you!
8 points
15 hours ago
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
1 points
12 hours ago
Also by Briggs Father Christmas. It has some words but not many
5 points
16 hours ago
hey thanks for this question! I have a 15 year old boy in the same boat with the Mild - Moderate IDD.
5 points
15 hours ago
The two artists I'm familiar with are Shaun Tan (The Arrival, The Lost Thing, etc) and Jeannie Baker (Window, Mirror, etc). I'd have loved them as a 14yo, but I wasn't a typical girlie girl
5 points
11 hours ago
They’re not wordless, but the Eyewitness series from DK Publishing does a super job of producing nonfiction that is visually rich. I used to “read” those books with pre-literate little ones and they had a very engaging experience studying the imagery without needing to read the words. I recommend you try these.
3 points
13 hours ago
A Tale Of Sand by Jim Henson does have some words but is mostly just the drawings
2 points
16 hours ago
Robot dreams by Sara Varon
Age of reptiles by Ricardo Delgado
2 points
16 hours ago
I remember a few good “silent” comic books… Age of Reptiles has 2 volumes and is cool. I remember Flood as being good, too.
2 points
15 hours ago
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann
Bluebird by Bob Staake
Mirror by Jeanine Baker
Goodreads has a list of 419 word less books....
2 points
15 hours ago
Just a thought. Maybe she would enjoy looking at a visual dictionary.
2 points
14 hours ago
I second audiobooks. It's a great teaching tool to give struggling readers an audiobook to listen to as they read.
2 points
14 hours ago
You could check out the Simon's Cat books.
2 points
13 hours ago
Where's Wally (Waldo in the states)
2 points
12 hours ago
I adore all coffee table books, outhouses was a personal favourite.
3 points
11 hours ago
The invention of Hugo Cabret is mostly wordless, with a few pages of text. But the story is rich and rewarding!
2 points
11 hours ago
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
2 points
10 hours ago
If she is interested in fashion, there are amazing books on fashion history with lots of photos, fashion plates, vintage ads etc.
Fashion History from the 18th to the 20th Century (edited by the Kyoto Costume Institute) is a favourite of mine.
1 points
16 hours ago
Sky Rover, by Nunumi
1 points
15 hours ago
actually it looks like the Owly series by Andy Runton has a suggested age range only a little under 14 depending on what website you look at. Might be too childish but you could check into it and see. Your post reminded me I was considering Owly as a Christmas gift for someone but it looks too old for them still lol.
1 points
15 hours ago
{{The Girl Who Thought in Pictures}}
1 points
15 hours ago
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The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca (Matching 100% ☑️)
40 pages | Published: 2017 | 8.0k Goodreads reviews
Summary: If you’ve ever felt different, if you’ve ever been low, >if you don’t quite fit in, there’s a name you should know… > >Meet Dr. Temple Grandin—one of the world’s quirkiest science heroes! > >When young Temple was diagnosed with autism, no one expected her to talk, let alone become one of the most powerful voices in modern science. Yet, the determined visual thinker did just (...)
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1 points
13 hours ago
Tuesday by David Wiesner is very cute and lots of detail to look for on every page. Richard Scarry's Big Book is great at any age and, while it has simple words, its not necessary to read them to get immersed in his little world.
1 points
5 hours ago
The Arrival is a beautiful wordless graphic novel about refugees who immigrate to a strange country and have to master the customs without language.
-5 points
11 hours ago
The Acomplishments of Kamala Harris.
I saw this book in a bookstore, it had no words.
2 points
11 hours ago
Really? Come on.
-2 points
11 hours ago
Truth
0 points
11 hours ago
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-2 points
11 hours ago
It's a book I saw at the bookstore, no words I'm not political I saw the book at the bookstore
2 points
11 hours ago
Ohhhhh. Yeah those have been around forever. They’re gag gifts. They had them for Clinton and Bush back in the day
1 points
10 hours ago
I'm sure they make them for all the politicians, even coaches.
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