Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Clipper ship | by Lewis, Thomas P.

Adventures aboard the Rainbird, a clipper ship, are given from the perspective of the captain's young son as he journey's from New York around South America to California. On the voyage the captain becomes ill so his wives assume the duties of captain on the ship.

Keywords: adventures, assertiveness, boat, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, goal setting, illness, parents, seasons, siblings, stress management, transportation, travel, winter

Little toot on the thames | by Gramatky, Hardie

A small tug boat feels insignificant until his adventures lead him to a situation in which he becomes the hero and is happy.

Keywords: adventures, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, determination, fantasy, goal setting, helping, self esteem, stress management, transportation

The perilous pit | by Protopopescu, Orel Odinov

Little Katie throws her peach pit over her shoulder. The pit then travels all over town causing adventures for everyone.

Keywords: adventures, car, food, nonverbal communication, storytelling, transportation

Stars! Stars! Stars! | by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth

When Minna expresses interest in stars, her mother suggests she invite a few friends to a star party, including a special dinner, a trip to the new Star Space at the children's Museum, and star-gazing.

Keywords: animals, constellation, food, learning, night, numbers, photograph, poetry, rabbit, recipe, sky, stars, transportation

The minpins | by Dahl, Roald

Little Billy isn't supposed to go into the forest of sin, but he is a curious young boy. When he disobeys his mother and goes into the scary forest, he finds much more than a mean monster - he find new friends.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, birds, bodies of water, dragons, friendship, lake, mythical, swan, transportation

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

Curious george gets a medal | by Rey, H.A.

Curious George is home alone and his mischief leads him on quite an adventure. In the end, he goes on his biggest adventure yet and becomes a hero.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, books, cleanliness, conflict resolution, correspondence, cow, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, excitement, farm, fear, feelings, friendship, goat, heroism, letters, mischief, monkey, museum, nonverbal communication, pig, self esteem, success, transportation, truck, verbal communication, water

No moon, no milk! | by Babcock, Chris

Martha, a cow, will not give any more milk until she walks on the moon like the cowsmonauts.

Keywords: adventures, animals, beach, bus, cow, dancing, exercise, farm, moon, museum, running, skating, taxi, transportation

Henry hikes to fitchburg | by Johnson, D.B.

Henry decides to take a trip to Fitchburg on foot and his friend decides to go by train. Henry partakes in numerous adventures on his journey into town, while his friend works odd jobs to earn the fare. Who will arrive in Fitchburg first?The journey to Fitchburg will prove to be an exploration of time and interests.

Keywords: adventures, ambition, animals, anticipation, appreciation, assertiveness, author's note, bear, bee, birds, bodies of water, climbing, communication, comparisons, cow, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, differences, exploration, friendship, money, nature, night, numbers, perspective, responsibilities, river, seasons, summer, time, train, transportation, travel, walking, work

Tulip sees america | by Rylant, Cynthia

When he is finally old enough, a young man drives his dog, Tulip, from Ohio to the farms of Iowa. They also experience the skies of Nebraska, the winds of Wyoming, the mountains of Colorado, the desert of Nevada, and the ocean of Oregon. Each place shows a new and wonderful part of America.

Keywords: adventures, ambition, animals, awareness, car, clouds, curiosity, desert, dog, exploration, farm, geography, mountains, nature, observation, ocean, transportation, travel, wind

Penguin dreams | by Seibold, J. Otto

In the wild and colorful dreams of a young penguin, the adventure unfolds. In his dreams Chongo-Chingi and his friend Icicle-Barnicle fly with airplanes and geese and see many wacky scenes.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, animals, bedtime, creativity, dreams, excitement, nonverbal communication, penguin, sleep, transportation, vision

Pianna | by Ray, Mary Lyn

Take a trip with Anna through the happenings in her life. Look at Anna's experiences with piano lessons, picking blueberries with siblings, her marriage, and her children. After eighty years she is still playing the piano in the same house she grew up in.

Keywords: adventures, aging, baby, death, family, food, instruments, love, marriage, memories, music, nutrition, parents, siblings, train, transportation

You can't take a balloon into the metropolitan museum | by Weitzman, Jacqueline

A little girl spends a day with her grandma at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When the little girl decides to bring along her bright yellow balloon, a security guard sees her and quickly tells her that she can't bring it in. He assures her he will watch over it as she views the exhibits, but the task ends up being more work than he ever imagined. (A Wordless Book).

Keywords: adventures, african, animals, art, balloon, beauty, birds, boat, chaos, clowns, collection, culture, disappearance, dog, egyptian, escape, exercise, frustration, grandparents, history, humor, instruments, multicultural, museum, music, observation, park, performance, pigeon, relief, skating, transportation, travel, wedding, zoo

The adventures of bert | by Ahlberg, Allan

Bert is a young man whose life is full of adventures. He ends up safely with his family in the end --- but he spends some time in Scotland, is chased by a giant sausage, and rescues a puppy in the river.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, bedtime, bravery, clothing, decision making, dog, exercise, family, fear, food, giving, heroism, injury, luck, multicultural, numbers, rescue, river, scottish, shopping, swimming, transportation, travel, truck

Once upon a time and grandma | by Blegvad, Lenore

Grandma takes Emma and Luke to visit the house she once lived in when she was a little girl named Norrie. Grandma tells Emma and Luke the kinds of things Norrie used to do. When Emma and Luke have difficulty believing Grandma was Norrie, she proves it to them.

Keywords: activities, art, bedtime, dancing, exercise, family, food, games, generations, grandparents, history, jumping, memory, music, nutrition, play, playground, reptiles, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, summer, toys, transportation, turtle, winter

Good morning, city | by Moore, Elaine

In a typical city, the morning dawns. Have you ever wondered what goes on before the sun rises while you are still in bed?

Keywords: activities, appearance, careers, chaos, critical thinking, hard work, machines, morning, noise, school, sky, time, transportation

Mei-mei loves the morning | by Holloway, Tsubakiyama Margaret

Join in the adventure as Mei-mei and her grandfather enjoy the morning in a big city in China. Along the busy streets, they ride on a bicycle through the round moon gate to the park to meet friends. While at the park, they hang their songbird's cage, practice tai-chi, and drink tea before they peddle home.

Keywords: activities, animals, asian, beverage, bicycle, biking, birds, china, chinese, contentment, culture, customs, exercise, family, food, generations, grandparents, happiness, morning, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, park, pig, transportation

Car wash | by Steen, Sandra//Steen, Susan

Dad and the twins hop into their car to grab some lunch at a restaurant. On the way, they drive through mud puddles so now it's time for a car wash!As the car enters the car wash, something mysterious happens. Oh boy, the twins are in for a big adventure!

Keywords: acting, adventures, animals, bravery, car, courage, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, discovery, entertainment, environment, fantasy, fish, five senses, food, imagination, monsters, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, octopus, plants, safety, sea, shark, ship, sounds, storm, transportation, verbal communication

Lucy's summer | by Hall, Donald

Lucy spends her New Hampshire summer of 1910 doing a variety of things. She helps her mother can fruits and vegetables and make beautiful hats to sell. She attends a Fourth of July celebration where she meets an organ grinder with a monkey and a gypsy couple trying to sell picture frames. The highlight of Lucy's summer was taking the train into Boston with her mother. That was one day that Lucy will never forget.

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, autumn, clothing, cooperation, dolls, family, farm, food, fourth of july, gypsy, helping, history, holidays, love, monkey, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, shopping, siblings, summer, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

The saturday kid | by Sorel, Edward

Leo goes to the theatre with his friends every weekend. On Saturday, Marty, a bully, is disruptive in the theatre. The usher thinks it is Leo so he is thrown out. The next Saturday, Leo looks forward to going to the theatre, but his violin teacher wants to teach him a new piece. Leo is upset that he will miss the movie, but he goes to practice anyway. In the end, Leo's hard work pays off when his picture with his violin appears on the movie screen later that night when his mother takes him to see the later show.

Keywords: accomplishment, bully, conflict resolution, family, hard work, imagination, instruments, music, nonverbal communication, photograph, practice, restaurant, technology, theatre, train, transportation, violence

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