Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The circus alphabet | by Bronson, Linda

Come along on a circus adventure. Each illustration depicts a letter of the alphabet that relates to the overall circus theme.

Keywords: acrobat, alphabet, animals, balloon, circus, dog, elephant, giraffe, juggling, kangaroo, lion, monkey, sequence, toys, vocabulary, walrus, zebra

Can you hear the sea? | by Cumberbatch, Judy

Sarah's grandpa gives her a special shell and says if she listens carefully she can hear the sea, but all she hears are every day village noises.

Keywords: africa, african, animals, beliefs, bodies of water, cooking, family, food, fruit, grandparents, instruments, listening, monkey, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, persistence, river, sea, shells, sounds, trust, village

Monkey for sale | by Stanley, Sanna

Two little girls in Africa look forward to their village market day in the Congo. They must make wise choices for their spending. They make initial purchases, but later find a monkey they want to rescue. They creatively work together to find a solution.

Keywords: african, animals, clothing, conflict resolution, congo, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, friendship, goal setting, market, money, monkey, multicultural, negotiation, parents, problem solving

The giraffe who was afraid of heights | by Ufer, David A.

A giraffe suffers from the fear of heights. His parents worry about his safety and send him to the village doctor for treatment. Along the way he befriends a monkey who is afraid of climbing trees and a hippo who is afraid of water. A life-threatening event causes the three friends to face and overcome each of their fears.

Keywords: africa, animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, crocodile, family, fear, feelings, fish, flowers, friendship, giraffe, happiness, hippopotamus, lion, monkey, multicultural, parents, river, safety, self esteem, teamwork, tree

Does a kangaroo have a mother, too? | by Carle, Eric

Does a kangaroo have a mother too? Of course a kangaroo does, and so do all animals, humans included! Inquiry about mothers and baby animals lead us to this simple, but very important fact. All living creatures have a mother, just like you.

Keywords: animals, baby, bear, deer, dolphin, elephant, fox, giraffe, kangaroo, lion, love, monkey, pattern, penguin, repetition, sheep, swan

Tails | by Van Fleet, Matthew

Check out these rhyming, interactive pages with texture. Colorful 3-dimensional pictures come to life with humor on every page (A Board Book).

Keywords: alligator, animals, bear, counting, five senses, fox, humor, monkey, numbers, opposites, pig, raccoon, reptiles, rhyme, sequence, tiger

Doctor De Soto goes to Africa | by Steig, William

Dr. and Mrs. De Soto travel all the way to Africa to fix an elephant's tooth. When the elephant's enemy kidnaps Dr. De Soto, the elephant worries that Dr. De Soto will never get away.

Keywords: african, animals, careers, dentist, determination, elephant, escape, jungle, missing, monkey, mouse, multicultural, stress management, teeth, travel, worry

For you are a Kenyan child | by Cunnane, Kelly

Follow a little Kenyan boy through his village on a typical but eventful day in Kenya. He learns an important lesson about listening to his elders as he visits with the neighbors in his village.

Keywords: africa, african, animals, beetle, butterfly, chicken, cow, dog, dove, family, forgetful, forgiveness, friendship, games, goat, grandparents, hunting, insects, kenyan, lion, lizard, monkey, moth, multicultural, parents, pride, respect, siblings, sleep, traditions, tree, village

Curious george plays baseball | by Rey, Margaret//Shalleck, Allan J.

Curious George goes to a baseball game to see his friend Jimmy play. He soon interferes with the game, and everyone becomes angry with him. Curious George climbs a pole for safety. A foul ball is headed straight towards Jimmy's mother, but George snatches the ball out of the sky. Curious George becomes the hero of the day.

Keywords: anger, animals, baseball, exercise, feelings, forgiveness, monkey, sports

The twelve circus rings | by Chwast, Seymour

Numbers are shown as characters in the circus. At first there is a dare devil, then a dare devil and two elephants, and then a dare devil, two elephants, and three monkeys.

Keywords: animals, bear, circus, counting, dog, elephant, exercise, horse, jumping, monkey, numbers, sequence, walking

Curious George rides a bike (Georges fait du velo) | by Rey, H.A.

Curious George, a monkey from Africa, receives a new bicycle from a man who wears a yellow hat. He has many interesting adventures on his new bike, including riding into a rock when he watches boats travel down the river.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, birds, boat, bodies of water, car, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, duck, excitement, exercise, feelings, fish, friendship, guilt, happiness, helping, heroism, misbehavior, mischief, monkey, nonverbal communication, problem solving, refusal skills, river, sadness, self esteem, toys, transportation, zoo

Bug in a rug | by Cole, Joanna//Calmenson, Stephanie

Come learn the alphabet, match words with pictures, and tell silly stories. Bright, colorful pictures and clever rhymes help capture and hold your attention.

Keywords: airplane, alphabet, animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, books, bus, cat, concepts, critical thinking, dog, elephant, food, fox, frog, goat, kangaroo, monkey, pig, poetry, reading, rhyme, transportation, truck, verbal communication

My daddy | by Paradis, Susan

A little boy observes his father crossing the street, running outside in the rain, mowing the grass, riding his bike and diving into the ocean. The boy has great admiration for his father and everything his father does seems extraordinary to him. When the boy's father hugs him and throws him in the air, the boy feels very special and loved.

Keywords: animals, bear, biking, birds, bodies of water, bravery, elephant, exercise, family, giraffe, leopard, llama, love, monkey, moon, night, observation, ocean, parents, rain, reading, relationship, running, swimming, tiger, toys, trust, woods

Silly willy nilly | by Weisgard, Leonard

Willy Nilly is a silly elephant, because he keeps forgetting everything that an elephant is supposed to know. As he wanders through the jungle he pretends to act like the animals he sees, but they scold him for this. When he meets a lion, Willy Nilly finally remembers what an elephant is supposed to know.

Keywords: alligator, animals, elephant, forgetful, jungle, lion, memory, monkey, pretend, reptiles

Africa calling | by Adlerman, Dan

A young girl dreams of all the animals in Africa. The animals seem to capture her attention through their actions. The animals frolick in the dusk of beautiful Africa.

Keywords: african, animals, dreams, elephant, hippopotamus, imagination, lion, monkey, multicultural, nature, night, rhinoceros, rhyme, sleep, snake, survival, zebra

Monkey-monkey's trick | by McKissack, Patricia C.

Monkey-Monkey needs help to build a new house. Hyena is the only one that offers a hand to help. But Hyena is always playing tricks. Just wait though. Monkey-Monkey has a trick of his own.

Keywords: animals, bully, conflict resolution, critical thinking, goal setting, hyena, jungle, mischief, monkey, pretend, shelter, trick

Jacko | by Goodall, John S.

Jacko, the monkey, runs away from his organ-grinder master. He takes a journey on a ship out to sea.

Keywords: animals, bodies of water, curiosity, family, lost, monkey, nonverbal communication, ocean, travel

Stand back, | by Thomas, Patricia

When an elephant announces that he is going to sneeze, all of the animals panic. If he sneezes, chaos will erupt by feathers flying off birds and stripes leaving zebras. Fortunately, the mouse has a plan, and it is up to him to save the animals from the elephant's devastating sneeze.

Keywords: animals, bear, bee, chaos, consequences, critical thinking, crocodile, elephant, giraffe, health, helping, hippopotamus, illness, insects, kangaroo, manners, monkey, mouse, preparation, problem solving

Tiger watch | by Wahl, Jan

When a tiger in the village causes trouble, Azad and his father are sent out to search for it. When Azad comes face to face with the tiger, it changes his outlook on hunting.

Keywords: anger, animals, assertiveness, birds, birthday, boat, bodies of water, change, community, exercise, family, fear, feelings, food, goat, holidays, hunting, monkey, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, reptiles, river, running, sadness, self esteem, sleep, tiger, transportation, walking, weather, wind, woodpecker, zoo

Arthur's back to school day | by Hoban, Lillian

Arthur and his friends are very excited about going back to school. They even have new lunch boxes!School goes great that first day as the friends learn about school bus safety and eat their yummy chocolate chip cookies for snack.

Keywords: animals, bus, dog, excitement, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, health, hunger, monkey, nutrition, safety, school, teaching, transportation, verbal communication

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