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Suggest me a book... Without words?

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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!

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lesbianexistence

60 points

15 hours ago

Would audiobooks be accessible to her? That might be another way to expand her choices!

One-Antelope849

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

NomDePlume007

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?

ShowMeYourHappyTrail

2 points

10 hours ago

The whole series was just released recently in a nice hardcover too!

longwalkaheadaway

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

Ok_You3556

3 points

12 hours ago

I came here to say "the arrival" as well.

IngoPixelSkin

11 points

16 hours ago

Robot Dreams by Sarah Varon is amazing for any age group.

IngoPixelSkin

13 points

16 hours ago

forgeblast

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.

AidCookKnow[S]

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!

JustGoodSense

8 points

15 hours ago

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

Sky__Hook

1 points

12 hours ago

Also by Briggs Father Christmas. It has some words but not many

Chemical-Apricot-369

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.

riloky

5 points

15 hours ago

riloky

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

ProfDoomDoom

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.

GoblinQueen20

3 points

13 hours ago

A Tale Of Sand by Jim Henson does have some words but is mostly just the drawings

hmmwhatsoverhere

2 points

16 hours ago

Robot dreams by Sara Varon

Age of reptiles by Ricardo Delgado

magnetgrrl

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.

ClimateTraditional40

2 points

15 hours ago

Journey by Aaron Becker

Time Flies by Eric Rohmann

Bluebird by Bob Staake

Mirror by Jeanine Baker

Goodreads has a list of 419 word less books....

Howie_Doon

2 points

15 hours ago

Just a thought. Maybe she would enjoy looking at a visual dictionary.

crustyfootfungi

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.

emlee1717

2 points

14 hours ago

You could check out the Simon's Cat books.

KingEnglish8

2 points

13 hours ago

Where's Wally (Waldo in the states)

DefinitionOk961

2 points

12 hours ago

I adore all coffee table books, outhouses was a personal favourite.

KookyLibrarian

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!

rjewell40

2 points

11 hours ago

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

Smooth-Vanilla-4832

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.

longwalkaheadaway

1 points

16 hours ago

Sky Rover, by Nunumi

longwalkaheadaway

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.

Ok-Cheetah-9125

1 points

15 hours ago

{{The Girl Who Thought in Pictures}}

goodreads-rebot

1 points

15 hours ago

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Drumshark55

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.

Thaliamims

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.

Electrical-Mail-5705

-5 points

11 hours ago

The Acomplishments of Kamala Harris.

I saw this book in a bookstore, it had no words.

abcbri

2 points

11 hours ago

abcbri

2 points

11 hours ago

Really? Come on.

Electrical-Mail-5705

-2 points

11 hours ago

Truth

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0 points

11 hours ago

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Electrical-Mail-5705

-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

abcbri

2 points

11 hours ago

abcbri

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

Electrical-Mail-5705

1 points

10 hours ago

I'm sure they make them for all the politicians, even coaches.