Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Rainbow rhino | by Sis, Peter

Rainbow Rhino and his bird friends go on a journey and find places that match their respective colors and stay there. They soon discover that their old home behind the mountain is the best because they are together with all their colors.

Keywords: animals, appreciation, assertiveness, birds, colors, community, decision making, friendship, multicultural, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, rainbow, rhinoceros, self esteem, travel

National worm day | by Stevenson, James

Episodes in the lives of a worm, snail, beetle and rhinoceros are depicted in this book.

Keywords: animals, beetle, differences, insects, mollusks, rhinoceros, self esteem, snail, worm

A beastly circus | by Parish, Peggy

This alphabet book uses animals and various circus-like activities for each letter.

Keywords: alligator, amphibians, animals, baboon, birds, chipmunk, circus, crab, crustaceans, dolphin, elephant, frog, gorilla, hippopotamus, hyena, jaguar, kangaroo, lion, mink, mythical, newt, nonverbal communication, octopus, ostrich, panda, quail, rabbit, rhinoceros, sequence, skunk, snake, tapir, unicorns, verbal communication, vulture, wasp, worm, yak, zebra

The awful aardvarks shop for school | by Lindbergh, Reeve

This morning the aardvarks are going to the mall for back-to-school shopping. They have a list prepared for backpacks, lunch boxes, school supplies, and more. However, while following their list, they continue to add new items, making for a crazy and chaotic day.

Keywords: aardvark, animals, autumn, bear, behavior, books, chaos, clothing, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, food, glasses, misbehavior, nutrition, rabbit, rhinoceros, rhyme, running, school, shopping, skating, skiing, sports, worry

Zoo allergy: A fun story about allergy and asthma triggers | by Gosselin, Kim

Justin goes to the allergist for the first time. He has to be tested to see if he has any allergies. The tests are quick and painless. For doing so well at the doctor, Justin's mom takes him and his friend Ashley to the zoo for the day. While at the zoo, Justin, his mom, and Ashley play a fun game. They try to find as many allergy triggers as they can. How many zoo allergy triggers can you find?

Keywords: allergies, alligator, animals, birds, doctor, elephant, food, games, giraffe, health, lizard, medicine, nurse, nutrition, peacock, prevention, reptiles, rhinoceros, train, transportation, turtle, zoo

Miss Bindergarten celebrates the 100th day of kindergarten | by Slate, Joseph

Miss Bindergarten and her class have lots of fun preparing for the 100th day of kindergarten. Everyone must bring 100 of some wonderful, one-hundred-full thing! Watch as everyone prepares their special thing and find out what Miss Bindergarten does for the 100th day.

Keywords: accomplishment, alligator, amphibians, animals, anticipation, beaver, celebration, chimpanzee, chipmunk, creativity, elephant, excitement, frog, goldfish, hippopotamus, iguana, lion, nonverbal communication, pig, reptiles, rhinoceros, uniqueness, zebra

The travels of babar (Le voyage de babar) | by Brunhoff, Jean de

King Babar and his wife, Celeste, go on a trip but their balloon they are traveling in, crashes. They find different people to help them get back. When they arrive home they must help the other elephants regain their kingdom.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, animals, elephant, rescue, rhinoceros, travel

A porcupine named fluffy | by Lester, Helen

A young porcupine named Fluffy is unhappy with his name and tries to change himself until he meets a rhino named Hippo.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, body image, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, nonverbal communication, porcupine, rhinoceros, self esteem, verbal communication

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