When words fail you, check out these wordless picture books. You and your young reader can tell the story to each other -- in your own words.

* "The Snowman," by Raymond Briggs

* "Boy, Dog & Friend," by Mercer Mayer

* "Window," by Jeannie Baker

* "Tuesday," by David Wiesner

* "Time Flies," by Eric Rochman

* "Noah's Ark," by Peter Spier

* "Deep in the Forest," by Brinton Tukle

* "Do You Want To Be My Friend," by Eric Carle

-- Courtesy Barnes & Noble

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