Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Grandpa's teeth | by Clement, Rod

Grandpa's teeth have been stolen!Officer Rate comes to investigate and they put wanted posters all over town. To avoid becoming a suspect, everyone in town begins to smile all the time. Tourists are afraid to get out of their cars because everyone is smiling. The problem is solved with a collection of money to get Grandpa new teeth, and the crime is solved in the process.

Keywords: animals, careers, crime, dog, feelings, grandparents, loss, mystery, robbery, sadness, teeth, television

Sammy and the dinosaurs | by Whybrow, Jan

While helping his grandmother clean out the attic, Sammy uncovers a dusty, old box. He opens the lid and finds that the box is filled with dinosaurs!Sammy proceeds to care for the dinosaurs. He fixes the broken ones, washes them in the sink, and gives them all names. In reply to Sammy's care, the dinosaurs whisper back, Thank you. Sammy does not let his new friends out of his sight, until one day he left them on a train. Sammy and his grandma go down to the train station to find his dinosaurs. He calls them all by their names and Sammy's dinosaur friends come running back.

Keywords: adventures, books, caring, dinosaur, discovery, excitement, family, feelings, grandparents, happiness, nonverbal communication, sadness, siblings, sleep, stress management, technology, television, train, transportation, verbal communication, worry

The good-bye book | by Viorst, Judith

A little boy is angry when he finds out that his parents are going to a French restaurant without him. He tries to convince his parents to either stay home or take him along. The little boy finally says good bye to his parents when his favorite babysitter arrives.

Keywords: anger, assertiveness, books, coping, death, family, feelings, food, happiness, illness, injury, nonverbal communication, parents, reading, restaurant, sadness, separation, stress management, technology, television, verbal communication

It's not my job! | by Lish, Ted

Things start to smell in this family's new house when their trash cans fill up with garbage. Will someone take out the trash?No one will take on this responsibility. By the end of the fifth week, trash fills up the yard around the house. It looks like it's going to take a lot of teamwork and cleaning to get their house back to normal.

Keywords: cleanliness, computer, conflict resolution, decision making, embarrassment, environment, family, goal setting, helping, neighbors, parents, responsibilities, siblings, teamwork, technology, telephone, television

Danger in dinosaur valley | by Nixon, Joan Lowery

Dip and his family are dinosaurs that need to head south because it is winter. They are afraid of the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus Rex. When a group of time travelers visit Dip's land, Dip learns about the T-Rex from a man named Harold who has a television. Dip cleverly saves his family from the T-Rex.

Keywords: assertiveness, baseball, decision making, dinosaur, goal setting, heroism, intelligence, sports, stress management, television

The true francine | by Brown, Marc

Francine and all of her friends, including the new girl, Muffy, get the meanest teacher for third grade. Francine gets in trouble for cheating when it was really Muffy who cheats. Francine is kept from playing in the big softball game until at the last minute Muffy tells the truth.

Keywords: conflict resolution, deception, decision making, exercise, feelings, friendship, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, self esteem, softball, sports, stress management, teamwork, telephone, television, truth, verbal communication

The ant bully | by Nickle, John

Lucas is different than the other kids and he is often bullied by one boy in particular, Sid. Sid takes Lucas' hat and sprays him with water and to take out his frustrations, Lucas in turn bullies the ants. To teach Lucas a lesson the ants take him to their queen ant. The Queen ant has the wizard ant shrink Lucas so he can live and work as an ant so he can appreciate what they do. Lucas gathered food, defended the colony, and attended to the queen. The queen has Lucas turned back into his normal size and when Lucas wakes up, he sees that the ants have decided to teach Sid a lesson because how…

Keywords: ant, bath, beetle, bully, courage, family, food, glasses, hard work, insects, misbehavior, nutrition, parents, protection, revenge, spider, teamwork, television, tobacco, wasp, water, work

Aunt chip and the great triple creek dam affair | by Polacco, Patricia

For years, the people of Triple Creek have been glued to their televisions. That is until Aunt Chip opens up the world of reading to her young nephew. Reading spreads from child to child until one of them accidentally opens the dam. The flood that follows destroys the TV tower and the adults are lost without their TVs. Guess who teaches them to read?

Keywords: assertiveness, bodies of water, books, change, flood, learning, library, peer resistance, reading, sharing, teaching, technology, television, verbal communication

Each one special | by Wishinsky, Frieda

Henry, the baker, creates magnificent cakes. No two cakes are alike and his customers love the beautiful decorations. Henry's friend Ben visits Henry and watches him work each day after school. When the bakery is bought by new owners, Henry loses his job. Henry is sad when he can no longer decorate cakes, but only until Ben helps his friend find a new outlet for his creativity.

Keywords: art, birthday, bowling, business, careers, celebration, collection, conflict resolution, cowboys, creativity, feelings, fishing, flowers, food, friendship, golf, happiness, missing, recreation, sadness, technology, television, uniqueness, work

Franny B. Kranny, there's a bird in your hair! | by Lerner, Harriet//Goldhor, Susan

Franny B. Kranny loves her wild and crazy hairstyle, but her parents say that she needs to get her hair done before the family reunion. Initially she is upset, but then a bird decides to make her new hairstyle its home. Everyone, including Franny, loves the hairstyle. They want her to keep it, but Franny decide it's now time to cut it.

Keywords: appearance, beauty, birds, body parts, bus, careers, cleanliness, embarrassment, family, feelings, hygiene, preparation, pride, reunion, sleep, teeth, television, transportation

Mouse tv | by Novak, Matt

A mouse family can never agree about what to watch on television. One day their television breaks and they decide to be creative and try other activities. They decide the new activities are better than the television.

Keywords: activities, animals, argument, change, conflict resolution, decision making, family, mouse, parents, siblings, television, verbal communication

Wempires | by Pinkwater, Daniel

Jonathon sees a vanpire mouse. He starts to dress and act like the vampires on television. His parents think he will grow out of it, but he has not yet.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, family, mouse, mythical, nonverbal communication, parents, play, self esteem, television, vampires, verbal communication

Tucker flips | by McGuirk, Leslie

After Tucker and his brothers are born, they do everything together. The puppies eat, sleep, play, and watch T.V., but Tucker likes adventures. He especially loves the snow, and his ability to flip comes in handy when he goes for a ride on some children's sled.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, birth, bravery, dog, dreams, family, food, games, love, nonverbal communication, pig, play, practice, safety, self esteem, sledding, sleep, snow, television, weather, winter

Something queer is going on | by Levy, Elizabeth

Jill's dog Fletcher is not on the front steps when Jill arrives home from school, so Jill and her friend Gwen search the neighborhood for Fletcher. They believe Mr. Fernbach has Fletcher and convince Jill's mother to follow Mr. Fernbach to his studios. Fletcher is found in the studios where he is being used in a dog food commercial.

When i feel angry | by Spelman, Cornelia Maude

A little rabbit names situations that makes her angry. Depending on the situation, she chooses different activities to help reduce her anger. She attempts to work through her anger in a positive way.

Keywords: anger, animals, assertiveness, author's note, baseball, beach, bicycle, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, games, listening, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, sports, swimming, television, verbal communication

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

Get out of bed! | by Munsch, Robert

Any stays up too late watching television and does not make it to breakfast with her family. They decide to take Amy to school in her bed because she was going to be late. At school the principal tries to wake her up but she keeps sleeping. Her teacher covers reading, math, and art, and her friends go to the gym, recess, and lunch-- all while Amy sleeps!The next day, Amy's habit is hilariously contagious!

Keywords: animals, art, bedtime, birds, cat, dog, dreams, exercise, family, food, math, nutrition, parents, play, reading, school, siblings, sleep, sounds, teaching, television, working mother

It's george! | by Cohen, Miriam

A boy named George feels like an outcast because other students pick on him. He is not able to do some of the things they can so he gets depressed. He rescues someone by calling 911 and is on television and becomes famous at school.

Keywords: acceptance, conflict resolution, depression, feelings, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, rescue, school, self esteem, television, verbal communication

Who's whose? | by Ormerod, Jan

Three families come together every day of the week to do activities help each other out. Some observe activities, do chores with others, or run errands with their friends. With so many people doing things together it is hard to keep track of who's whose!

Keywords: acceptance, activities, african american, animals, behavior, cat, challenges, child care, community, cooperation, correspondence, Days of The Week, dog, exercise, family, food, grandparents, helping, multicultural, nutrition, parents, play, responsibilities, school, sharing, siblings, television

Fix-it | by McPhail, David

Emma's television will not turn on one day, so her family tries to keep her occupied while they fix it.

Keywords: conflict resolution, family, technology, television

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