Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Kinda blue | by Grifalconi, Ann

Sissy is sad and lonely because she thinks about her father who died when she was a baby. Sissy's Uncle Dan helps her to understand differences among people and cheers her up through the use of his cornfields. He also makes her understand that even though her father is not alive, she has a family that loves her very much.

Keywords: african american, coping, death, family, farm, feelings, five senses, food, loss, moods, multicultural, nutrition, sadness, sight

Gilberto and the wind | by Ets, Marie Hall

Gilberto is a friend with the wind. The wind and Gilberto do things for each other.

Keywords: assertiveness, environment, feelings, friendship, moods, multicultural, nonverbal communication, spanish, verbal communication, weather, wind

My many colored days | by Seuss, Dr.

Each day, we can all be in different moods. But did you ever feel as if your mood was like a color?Find out what colors represent certain animals and different feelings in this bright story.

Keywords: anger, animals, bear, bee, birds, business, change, colors, day, differences, feelings, fish, happiness, health, horse, insects, moods, owl, sadness, self confidence, self esteem

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day | by Viorst, Judith

Alexander has what everyone has experienced at least one time -- a bad day. Nothing goes right the entire day for Alexander. He gets gum in his hair in the morning and has to eat lima beans for dinner. His mom tells him that there are good days and bad days.

Keywords: conflict resolution, coping, family, feelings, food, frustration, moods, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Crossing the new bridge | by McCully, Emily Arnold

A village's bridge is destroyed so the villagers have no way to leave the village. They find a family of bridge builders to make a new one. Once the bridge is finished, everyone is happy again.

Keywords: assertiveness, bodies of water, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, happiness, lake, moods, parents, siblings, verbal communication

Dorrie and the pin witch | by Coombs, Patricia

It's the day of the Witches' Ball and all the witches are grouchy. Little Dorrie figures out that the evil Pin Witch is responsible for the mayhem and saves the day.

Keywords: celebration, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, magic, moods, nonverbal communication, resolution, verbal communication, witches

The low-down laundry line blues | by Millen, C.M.

A young girl finds herself down in the dumps, lonely, depressed, and hanging around just like the laundry line outside her window. She doesn't want to do anything and looks so pitiful sitting beside her window all alone: she's got the low-down laundry line blues. Her sister decides that something must be done to cheer her up!She uses jivey rhymes to lift her sister's mood, but to no avail, they just don't seem to work. As a last resort, she drags her lonely blues-stricken sister outside and turns the low-down laundry line into a lively jump rope to play with!Suddenly the low-down laundry line…

Keywords: caring, clothing, companion, conflict resolution, depression, determination, emotions, encouragement, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, friendship, helping, jumping, kindness, moods, patience, persistence, playing, problem solving, rhyme, siblings, song, unselfish

The maestro plays | by Martin, Bill Jr.

The Maestro is a musician who gives a concert playing many different instruments and playing with different volumes, styles and moods.

Keywords: careers, instruments, moods, music

There's a little bit of me in jamey | by Amadeo, Diana M.

Jamey has leukemia and becomes very sick. His brother feels like his family cares more about Jamey than they do him. His mother assures him that he is loved just as much as Jamey. When Jamey needs a bone marrow transplant he agrees to be the donor.

Keywords: bravery, caring, decision making, envy, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, illness, love, moods, parents, sadness, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication, worry

My mom hates me in january | by Delton, Judy

Lee Henry's mom hates him in the cold, snowy, winter month of January. Everything irritates his mom during this month especially Lee Henry. Does his mom really hate him in January or does she really hate January?

Keywords: birds, family, feelings, moods, parents, robin, seasons, snow, spring, weather, winter

Waiting for mr. goose | by Lears, Laurie

When you are a child, waiting can be a very difficult task. Stephen finds a reason to wait in order to rescue a goose from a metal trap. Stephen's persistence with nature brings him a special moment.

Keywords: attention, author's note, behavior, birds, bodies of water, exploration, family, feelings, goal setting, goose, gymnastics, helping, moods, parents, persistence, pond, school, sports

Pigs at christmas | by Dubanevich, Arlene

A family of pigs make preparations for Christmas. They get letters to Santa just in time for Christmas.

Keywords: animals, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, holidays, moods, pig, snow, verbal communication, weather

Benny's had enough! | by Lindgren, Barbro

Benny the pig is tired of rules. After refusing to take a bath and pick up his toys, Benny decides he would like to live somewhere else. He soon discovers the problems of being away from home.

Keywords: anger, animals, bath, cleanliness, critical thinking, decision making, disappearance, disobedience, dog, family, feelings, homeless, homesickness, hygiene, independence, missing, moods, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, technology, telephone

Otto at sea | by du Bois, William Pene

Otto, an extremely large dog, sails in a ship on the ocean. He then ends up saving everyone's life because the ship goes down.

Keywords: animals, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, dog, exercise, feelings, moods, ocean, rain, swimming, transportation, weather, wind

Mrs. pig gets cross and other stories | by Rayner, Mary

Life in the busy Pig household is always eventful. Father, Mother, and their ten children have a big party, struggle against bad moods, and all end up in the same bed one night. A collection of seven stories.

Keywords: adventures, animals, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, family, feelings, moods, parents, party, pig, siblings, sleep, verbal communication

Loop the loop | by Dugan, Barbara

Mrs. Simpson and a girl, Anne, become friends. Mrs. Simpson shows Anne how to do a loop the loop with a yo-yo before she is placed in a nursing home and cannot remember anything.

Keywords: aging, animals, cat, change, dolls, feelings, friendship, illness, memories, moods, nonverbal communication, senility, shelter, teaching, toys, verbal communication, worry

The rain came down | by Shannon, David

The rain creates unexpected chaos one Saturday morning. The endless arguments in houses and on the street turn into disaster, until the rain finally stops.

Keywords: airplane, animals, argument, beauty, birds, car, careers, cat, chicken, colors, dog, five senses, food, humor, moods, noise, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, rain, rainbow, running, sleep, stress management, sun, taxi, technology, television, transportation, truck, umbrella, verbal communication, weather

Froggy's first kiss | by London, Jonathan

Froggy discovers the truth behind having a crush. His clumsiness and confusion lead him to discover his one true love, his mother.

Keywords: affection, amphibians, attention, decision making, family, feelings, friendship, frog, giving, happiness, holidays, love, moods, nonverbal communication, parents, play, playground, school, shyness, teaching, teasing, valentine's day

Journey | by Billout, Guy

Time passes on as a man grows older.

Keywords: aging, critical thinking, day, feelings, memories, moods, nonverbal communication, sadness, time

Grandpa's face | by Greenfield, Eloise

Tamika loves her grandpa and she especially loves the way she can tell how he is feeling by looking at his face. One day when her grandpa is rehearsing for a play, Tamika sees his angry, mean face. Tamika misbehaves at dinner by playing with her food, because she is afraid that he will make that face at her.

Keywords: african american, conflict resolution, family, feelings, food, friendship, generations, grandparents, mischief, moods, multicultural, nutrition, walking

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