Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Peace at last | by Murphy, Jill

Mr. Bear, Mrs. Bear, and Baby Bear were all tired so they went to bed. Mr. Bear could not fall asleep, so he tried sleeping in many different places. Everywhere he went there were noises that bothered him.

Keywords: animals, baby, bear, coping, family, five senses, noise, nonverbal communication, parents, sleep, sounds, stress management

The singing chick | by Stenmark, Victoria

The song of a very cheerful chick cannot be stopped, even after becoming lunch. Soon the fox, the wolf, and the bear are all singing his happy song.

Keywords: animals, bear, birds, family, feelings, happiness, parents, sadness, sequence, sky, sounds, sun, wolf

One fine day | by Bang, Molly

From morning until bedtime, a child plays with toys to experience one fine day of activities.

Keywords: animals, beach, bear, car, cat, cleanliness, clouds, colors, five senses, food, friendship, hygiene, nutrition, play, rain, shadows, sleep, sounds, sun, toys, wind

Desert song | by Johnston, Tony

Desert activities are not done when the sun goes down. The bats come out of their cave at night to hunt and move from their daily slumber. The coyote howls alone as the moon shines above. The insects search for sweet fruit. The desert holds many secrets for those who listen to the song.

Keywords: animals, bat, beetle, birds, cave, coyote, desert, insects, night, owl, sand, snake, sounds

Early morning in the barn | by Tafuri, Nancy

When the rooster crows on the farm, all the barnyard animals rise, eat, and enjoy the morning sunrise. The animal noises help the children distinguish one farm animal from another.

Keywords: animals, barn, farm, food, imagination, noise, sequence, sounds

What can rabbit hear? | by Cousins, Lucy

What can rabbit hear?

Keywords: airplane, animals, bedtime, bee, birds, clouds, duck, insects, nonverbal communication, pond, rabbit, sheep, sounds

Up and down on the merry-go-round | by Martin, Bill Jr.//Archambault, John

A little girl describes her adventure on a merry-go-round using the sights and sounds around her.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bear, clowns, colors, disappointment, feelings, five senses, freedom, happiness, humor, music, ostrich, pig, sight, sounds

Hurry! | by Haas, Jesse

Hurry!Hurry!If the grass gets wet, then the hay will spoil. Grandpa, Grandma, and Nora work hard to gather the hay before the gray clouds bring the rain. Cooperation and commitment help the family successfully gather the hay.

Keywords: accomplishment, ambition, animals, barn, challenges, cooperation, crisis, decision making, determination, five senses, hard work, horse, problem solving, protection, rain, relief, responsibilities, smell, sounds, sun, transportation, wagon, weather, wind, worry

Snake alley band | by Nygaard, Elizabeth

The snakes of Snake Alley love their snake band. The snakes hiss and bop their tails to make a great sound together. One summer day, a cricket, frog, fish, bird, and turtle tell the littlest snake that they would like to be in a band and demonstrate their unique sounds. Snake only wants to be with his snake band until he realizes that they never sound different at all and maybe it would be nice to have the other musicians in the snake band too. The other snakes do not like his idea, so the littlest snake starts his own band with the cricket, frog, fish, bird, and turtle.

Keywords: amphibians, autumn, birds, bodies of water, cricket, fish, frog, insects, lake, music, noise, reptiles, seasons, sleep, snake, sounds, spring, turtle, verbal communication, winter, woods

I look like a girl | by Hamanaka, Sheila

A girl uses her imagination to become a tiger, dolphin, horse, jaguar, and wolf. She needs nature to become independent so she can follow her dream.

Keywords: adventures, ambition, animals, appearance, beauty, beliefs, birds, dancing, dolphin, dreams, forest, horse, jaguar, jungle, nature, sea, sounds, tiger, wolf

The alphabet from z to a | by Viorst, Judith

This cute poem takes the reader from z to a in reverse order to teach the alphabet.

Keywords: alphabet, learning, letters, nonverbal communication, poetry, rhyme, sequence, sounds, verbal communication

Sleepy abc | by Brown, Margaret Wise

Letters help to describe the different events that happen at night around bedtime.

Keywords: alphabet, bedtime, family, night, parents, sleep, sounds

Buzz | by Wong, Janet S.

Follow a boy along as he observes all the buzz that the morning routine brings.

Keywords: airplane, awareness, bee, body parts, clothing, family, flowers, food, grandparents, insects, listening, morning, nonverbal communication, parents, play, routine, sounds, time

Satchmo's blues | by Schroeder, Alan

Louis Armstrong loves to watch the musicians play jazz music. He dreams of playing the cornet someday just like Bunk Johnson who plays in the Eagle Band. One day, Louis spots a cornet in a pawn shop and discovers that it costs five dollars. Louis works very hard for two weeks earning money any way that he can. Once the cornet is his, Louie begins living out his dream of becoming a musician.

Keywords: african american, author's note, biography, church, dancing, determination, exercise, family, food, goal setting, hard work, instruments, market, money, multicultural, music, nutrition, parents, siblings, sounds

A helpful alphabet of friendly objects | by Updike, John

Poems are provided with various pictures of objects which begin with each letter of the alphabet such as apple, bird, jam, egg, nickel, oatmeal, toy and zero.

Keywords: african american, alphabet, animals, asian, birds, bluejay, cat, clothing, colors, dog, environment, five senses, food, italian, multicultural, nutrition, pets, plants, poetry, rabbit, rhyme, self confidence, self esteem, sight, sounds, taste, touch

I love my hair! | by Tarpley, Natasha Anatasia

Although she is often teased by her classmates about her Afro hair, Kenyana learns her hair makes her unique. Both her mother and teacher help show Kenyana why her hair is so special. Kenyana learns that it only matters what she thinks, not others.

Keywords: african american, appearance, appreciation, author's note, body parts, creativity, differences, family, imagination, individuality, multicultural, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, sounds, teasing, uniqueness, verbal communication

On halloween night | by Wolff, Ferida

An adventurous travel through Halloween night which uses thirteen holiday objects such as crows, witches, and bats describe the scary evening.

Keywords: adventures, birds, counting, ghosts, halloween, holidays, moon, night, nonverbal communication, numbers, owl, sounds, traditions, witches

A letter to grandma | by Rogers, Paul

Lucy falls asleep listening to the sounds of the night. Lucy was thinking about the arrival of her Grandma the next day. When Lucy wakes up, she finds herself in another world. Her house ia now located on an island. Throughout the day Lucy explores the atmosphere on the island.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bedtime, boat, bodies of water, dreams, excitement, family, grandparents, imagination, letters, ocean, parents, sounds, transportation, verbal communication, whale

Dark night | by Monfreid, Dorothee de

Felix is walking home in the dark woods when he hears a fox howling, so he climbs into a nearby tree and hides. A tiger comes along and scares the fox, but then an alligator comes along and scares the tiger, which frightens Felix even more. Felix doesn't know how to get home, but then he finds a door which leads to a rabbit's house. The rabbit offers to help him get home and they make it home safely, and end up scaring the fox, tiger and alligator themselves!

Keywords: alligator, animals, critical thinking, decision making, escape, fear, feelings, fox, goal setting, numbers, rabbit, sounds, surprises, teamwork, tiger, wolf

Snow family | by Kirk, Daniel

Join a young boy as he wanders into the snow to meet new friends. His friends are missing their noses, hats, and part of their family. Help the boy try to find what his new friends need.

Keywords: adventures, affection, animals, assertiveness, barn, bear, behavior, birds, body parts, cardinal, caring, clothing, cold, conflict resolution, cow, crow, decision making, dog, exercise, family, farm, fear, feelings, fight, forest, friendship, fun, love, mischief, nonverbal communication, parents, playing, problem solving, sadness, sleep, snow, sounds, sparrow, squirrel, tree, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

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