Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

My favorite time of year | by Pearson, Susan

Kelly enjoys all the seasons, because she and her family do many things together.

Keywords: autumn, family, food, games, memories, nature, nutrition, plants, play, recreation, seasons, self esteem, sledding, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, winter

Seasons | by Burningham, John

The four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter, are described by what they look like and things we associate with them.

Keywords: autumn, environment, seasons, spring, summer, winter

A busy year | by Lionni, Leo

Twin mice, Willie and Winnie, befriend Woody, the talking tree. They visit her every month and witness the changes the different seasons bring to their friend.

Keywords: animals, autumn, change, critical thinking, fire, friendship, mice, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

Gathering a northwoods counting book | by Bowen, Betsy

Starting in May, the winter countdown begins. Preparation activities are described using the numbers one through thirteen. For example, winter countdown includes five blueberries and six bags of rice.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, autumn, bear, bodies of water, bus, counting, exercise, family, fish, food, friendship, goal setting, helping, lake, numbers, nutrition, preparation, responsibilities, river, seasons, self esteem, skiing, snow, spring, summer, teamwork, toad, transportation, weather, winter, woods

Grandfather's christmas tree | by Strand, Keith

A young couple embarks on their own to an unknown land to build their life. When times get hard for their family, they adjust their lifestyles to make things work.

Keywords: animals, author's note, birds, birth, challenges, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, goose, grandparents, holidays, hope, miracle, mountains, new year, nonverbal communication, settlers, snow, storm, storytelling, stress management, train, transportation, travel, tree, verbal communication, wagon, wilderness, winter

Cold feet | by DeFelice, Cynthia

Playing the bagpipes is Willie McPhee's favorite form of entertainment, but because his audience is unable to pay for his entertainment, Willie is forced to leave. On his journey to find money, he becomes tired and his clothes wear out. Across the forest he sees a dead man and since his shoes are torn, he takes the dead man's boots. As he approaches a house to find hospitality, see how the dead man comes back to haunt him.

Keywords: animals, author's note, behavior, body parts, caring, clothing, cold, compromise, consequences, cow, critical thinking, death, decision making, exercise, folktale, giving, instruments, snow, sounds, storytelling, survival, travel, walking, weather, winter

If you take a mouse to the movies | by Numeroff, Laura

A little mouse sure can be demanding when you spend the day together!Everything the mouse does with the little boy reminds him of something else he needs or wants to do!For example, once you get the mouse some paper and glue, he'll ask you for glitter!

Keywords: animals, art, christmas, cold, entertainment, food, friendship, holidays, mouse, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, playing, radio, seasons, snow, song, tree, weather, winter

The blizzard's robe | by Sabuda, Robert

The robe of the Blizzard lays over the land, bringing ice and darkness to everything it touches. But what would happen if one young girl destroyed the robe?Teune felt it was her duty to restore the robe she has destroyed. Will she be rewarded for her help or punished for bringing back the cold?In the end, Teune's efforts helps the People Who Fear the Winter Night to be remembered as the People of the Northern Lights.

Keywords: appreciation, arctic, art, careers, change, clothing, colors, community, decision making, dreams, eskimo, guilt, light, native american, nonverbal communication, sky, snow, stars, verbal communication, winter

My feet | by Aliki

The ways that we use our feet are explained in an amusing way. Running, skipping, walking, and kicking are discussed, as well as the different parts of our feet and how we use them.

Keywords: appearance, body parts, dancing, differences, exercise, family, health, jumping, parents, play, seasons, skating, skipping, summer, winter

Mud | by Ray, Mary Lyn

Come along and play in the mud as winter melts into spring and the earth becomes unfrozen. Go ahead, stir, stick, dig, dance and play in that gooey, gloppy, mucky, magnificent mud.

Keywords: anticipation, cycle, fun, playing, seasons, snow, spring, winter

Snowball | by Crews, Nina

Each morning the children awake and anxiously look outside to see if it has snowed. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday go by and there's still no sign of snow!Friday is the children's last hope for a day of fun in the snow.

Keywords: anticipation, bedtime, celebration, clouds, cold, Days of The Week, dreams, excitement, fun, goal setting, happiness, hope, morning, night, nonverbal communication, patience, photograph, playground, playing, school, sequence, sleep, snow, surprises, verbal communication, weather, winter

The tale of timmy tiptoes | by Potter, Beatrix

Timmy Tiptoes is a squirrel who has a wife named Goody. When it is time to pick nuts to be stored for the winter, the other squirrels think Timmy stole their nuts so they push him into a hole. Timmy stays stuck there so Goody does not know where he is. Finally they find each other with the help of a chipmunk.

Keywords: animals, chipmunk, critical thinking, food, mischief, nutrition, overeating, preparation, seasons, spring, squirrel, verbal communication, winter, woods, worry

A symphony for the sheep | by Millen, C.M.

A poem about shearing sheep, spinning the wool, and also weaving, and knitting with the wool. Each worker has a different addition to the poem that explains their job.

Keywords: animals, clothing, goal setting, irish, nonverbal communication, poetry, seasons, sheep, song, spring, winter, wool, work

Raven and river | by Carlstrom, Nancy White

The river ice begins to crack as spring descends upon the Alaskan tundra. The raven knows it is time to wake up, so he flies about alerting his animal friends of spring's arrival. The melting ice brings new life and excitement to the animals who live along side the river.

Keywords: animals, bear, beaver, birds, bodies of water, celebration, happiness, hare, hibernation, ice, nature, nonverbal communication, raven, river, seasons, sleep, snow, spring, squirrel, winter, wolf

Rebel | by Schoenherr, John

Mother and father goose come to the same pond every year to make a nest to lay their eggs. This year when the eggs hatch, one of the goslings turns out to be a curious rebel. The gosling explores around the pond until the family flies south for the winter.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, baby, birds, bodies of water, curiosity, deer, family, feelings, frog, goose, happiness, hawk, nature, nonverbal communication, parents, pond, raccoon, reptiles, seasons, siblings, spring, turtle, verbal communication, winter

Three friends find spring | by Delton, Judy

Duck hates winter because he thinks that it is too cold and long. Rabbit and Squirrel try to cheer him up and show him that winter can be fun, but nothing works. After a while, Rabbit and Squirrel begin not to like winter. Then all of a sudden, Duck likes winter.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, birds, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, goal setting, peer resistance, rabbit, refusal skills, seasons, squirrel, winter

Paperwhite | by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth

On the first day of winter, Lucy and Miss Mamie decide to bring a little spring into the house by planting a paperwhite bulb in a big glass jar. The winter days grow longer and lighter while Lucy and Miss Mamie keep themselves busy by making cookies, playing the piano, and stringing beads. Meanwhile, the bulb grows and grows into a bunch of sweet, white flowers. Lucy and Miss Mamie have created spring!

Keywords: animals, colors, cooking, critical thinking, day, decision making, flowers, food, friendship, goal setting, kindness, music, neighbors, night, nonverbal communication, patience, plants, rabbit, seasons, snow, spring, time, verbal communication, weather, winter

Oliver and amanda and the big snow | by Leevwen, Jean Van

Amanda and Oliver are brother and sister pigs who see the first snow of the year. They have many adventures in the snow including building a snow fort, sledding, and making a snow pig.

Keywords: animals, clothing, conflict resolution, exercise, family, goal setting, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, play, siblings, sledding, snow, verbal communication, weather, winter

In coal country | by Hendershot, Judith

Papa is a coal miner who works at night and Mamma works at home. They are hard working people who live near the Block Diamond Mine. They go through each season and recall a special memory.

Keywords: animals, appreciation, assertiveness, autumn, birds, bodies of water, christmas, exercise, family, food, games, goose, holidays, memories, mule, nutrition, parents, river, seasons, self esteem, sports, summer, train, transportation, verbal communication, walking, winter

In november | by Rylant, Cynthia

In November the air is chilly. The earth and all of it's animals and people begin to prepare for winter. Animals begin to sleep more and make warm homes for themselves. Friends and family gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving. Enyoy the sites, sounds, and activities of November.

Keywords: animals, birds, cardinal, cat, celebration, cold, cow, dog, family, fire, five senses, food, giving, hearing, hibernation, holidays, horse, month, mouse, nonverbal communication, seasons, smell, snow, stars, taste, thanksgiving, travel, tree, weather, winter

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