Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

1,2,3 thanksgiving | by Nikola-Lisa, W.

It is Thanksgiving, so this book gives a step-by-step sequence of what to prepare to eat and how to set the table. It focuses on the numbers 1-8

Keywords: celebration, family, food, holidays, numbers, nutrition, parents, preparation, sequence, thanksgiving

Has winter come? | by Watson, Wendy

The Bear family gets ready for winter. The children can't feel it coming, so their parents let them help prepare. The children fall asleep and dream of winter.

Keywords: decision making, dreams, family, parents, preparation, seasons, siblings, sleep, verbal communication, winter

Billy and the big new school | by Anholt, Laurence

Billy is very nervous about starting at his new school. He wants to stay home with his mother. Then he meets a small bird who is hurt and cannot fly. Billy takes care of it until it is ready to fly again. Find out how Billy gets himself ready to go to school and how he uses his bird story to make a friend.

Keywords: animals, birds, blackbird, bravery, bully, change, clothing, conflict resolution, dreams, excitement, fear, feelings, food, friendship, loss, parents, pets, picnic, pigeon, preparation, school, self esteem, sparrow, starling, teaching, thrush, wish, worry

Clifford's christmas | by Bridwell, Norman

Emily and Clifford prepare for Christmas. Clifford helps Santa save Christmas after he drops all of the presents in his waterbowl.

Keywords: christmas, friendship, holidays, preparation, presents, santa, seasons, winter

A-hunting we will go! | by Kellogg, Steven

As it gets close to bedtime, a brother and sister gather up their animal friends and go on an adventure because they do not want to go to sleep. They go hunting for more friends and fun and travel through woods and across an ocean. As the children and animals get sleepy, they return home to take a bath, brush their teeth, and put on their pajamas. The words of the story are set to the classic children's tune A-Hunting we will go.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, cleanliness, clothing, family, fox, friendship, giraffe, goose, happiness, health, hunting, kangaroo, moose, music, parents, preparation, reading, rhyme, siblings, sleep, song, teeth, weasel, whale

The miracle of the potato latkes | by Penn, Malka

Tanta Golda is a Russian woman who makes the most delicious potato latkes in Russia. This year, there is only one tiny potato from the harvest. Tanta doesn't know what to do. When a beggar comes to her door, she feeds him the one potato. The beggar brings her good luck, and there are potato latkes for everyone!

Keywords: celebration, feelings, food, hanukkah, happiness, holidays, magic, multicultural, nutrition, preparation, recipe, russian, sadness

Donkey it's snowing | by Raphael, Elaine//Bolognes, Don

Carlo walks out one morning to find water frozen in his bucket. Then he goes on to tell the donkey all about winter. The two friends prepare for winter together.

Keywords: animals, change, coping, critical thinking, decision making, donkey, friendship, ice, preparation, problem solving, seasons, snow, stress management, verbal communication, winter

Country angel christmas | by dePaola, Tomie

The country angels are given the task to prepare the Christmas celebration this year. Ari, Pip, and Kira, the youngest of the angels, want to help but no one will let them. Even though they were pushed away, the young angels end up saving the celebration.

Keywords: angel, celebration, christmas, critical thinking, helping, holidays, preparation, stars, worry

Pancake pie | by Nordgvist, Sven

Festus, the farmer, wants to bake a cake for his cat's birthday. He has many obstacles to overcome to get the supplies to make the cake. Finally, he is able to make and eat the cake.

Keywords: animals, birthday, cat, celebration, food, fourth of july, holidays, nutrition, preparation

Watch out for the chicken feet in your soup | by dePaola, Tomie

Joey and Eugene go to visit Joey's grandma. She feeds them a lot of food and they bake together.

Keywords: family, food, nutrition, preparation, recipe

Peter spier's christmas! | by Spier, Peter

A family prepares for the Christmas holiday. They go to speciality stores and the grocery. After all the festivities, the family has to rest in order to clean up (A Wordless Book)

Keywords: christmas, food, holidays, nutrition, party, preparation, presents, santa, seasons, shopping, winter

Jake baked the cake | by Hennessy, B.G.

Jake bakes a cake while everyone prepares for the wedding. Everyone at the wedding eats the cake and enjoys it. Jake is proud of his work.

Keywords: celebration, feelings, food, happiness, nutrition, preparation, rhyme, wedding

Christmas on an island | by Gibbons, Gail

Christmas is coming so everyone is busy making preparations on the island. On Christmas Eve, everyone gathers at church for a festive celebration.

Keywords: anticipation, celebration, christmas, excitement, friendship, holidays, island, kindness, neighbors, party, preparation, seasons, traditions, verbal communication, winter

Seven loaves of bread | by Wolff, Ferida

Milly bakes seven loaves of bread each morning. She shares it with all the barnyard animals. When Milly gets sick, Rose takes over the baking and tries to take some shortcuts. However, she finds out that in the long run, it's easier to bake seven loaves of bread.

Keywords: animals, food, illness, nutrition, preparation

What!Cried granny: An almost bedtime story | by Lum, Kate

It is Patrick's first time to sleep over at Granny's house. When it is time for him to go to bed, Patrick tells his Granny that he does not have a bed, so Granny chops down some trees for wood and makes him a bed. Patrick then tells his Granny that he did not have a pillow at her house, so Granny collected feathers from her chickens and made him a pillow. Granny also has to make Patrick a blanket and teddy bear, but by the time she is finished, it is morning.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, chicken, dog, family, frustration, grandparents, hard work, night, preparation, sewing, sheep, sleep, tools, tree

Pizza party! | by Maccarone, Grace

A group of children gather to make a pizza. They go through the steps of making a pizza with each child having their own job. When the pizza is done, they all eat the wonderful pizza they had fun making.

Keywords: cooking, cooperation, food, friendship, fun, helping, multicultural, nutrition, play, preparation, reading, teamwork

Possum's harvest moon | by Hunter, Anne

Possum awakes one evening and decides to throw a party in celebration of the beautiful harvest moon. He convinces his meadow friends to take time from preparing for the winter to celebrate with him.

Keywords: animals, autumn, celebration, hibernation, moon, nature, night, opossum, party, preparation, seasons, verbal communication

Mel's diner | by Moss, Marissa

Mabel's parents own a diner where she helps every morning before school. Mabel introduces all the patrons of the diner, then explains what she and her friend do after school.

Keywords: african american, community, family, food, friendship, generations, helping, manners, morning, multicultural, night, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, preparation, responsibilities, restaurant, school, teamwork, verbal communication

Chanukah in chelm | by Adler, David A.

Mendal, the caretaker of the Chelm synagogue must find a table to set the menorah on. He searches the synagogue and cannot find one. Rabbi Nachman sends him to a carpenter to get one. Preparation for Hanukkah in this town of Chelm is remarkably eventful and fun.

Keywords: author's note, beliefs, church, critical thinking, customs, dancing, exercise, folktale, food, hanukkah, holidays, humor, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, prayer, preparation, religion, traditions, verbal communication, winter

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

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