Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Cold little duck, duck, duck | by Peters, Lisa

When a little duck comes back to soon for spring, he finds himself in the dead of winter. So the little duck imagines what it would be like if it were spring. To his surprise when he wakes the ice is melting and other ducks are around him.

Keywords: animals, bear, beetle, birds, bodies of water, cold, duck, flowers, ice, insects, letters, mistake, nonverbal communication, pond, rhyme, seasons, sounds, spring, swimming, winter, worm

Slither, swoop, swing | by Ayliffe, Alex

Join animals of many shapes and sizes doing the activities they do best. Watch snakes slither, bats swoop, monkeys swing, penguins waddle, and other animals on the move.

Keywords: activities, animals, bat, bear, birds, cat, chicken, climbing, dog, dolphin, elephant, exercise, fish, fly, fox, frog, fun, jumping, koala, mole, monkey, mouse, ostrich, penguin, play, rabbit, running, snake, swimming, walking, worm, zebra

A yoga parade of animals | by Mainland, Pauline

Yoga is an activity that children can experience in many forms. Children can imitate the ways animals move and position themselves to help relax the body and free the mind.

Keywords: alligator, amphibians, animals, bee, birds, blackbird, body parts, camel, colors, eagle, emotions, exercise, feelings, frog, giraffe, insects, lion, sleep, snake, storks, stress management, sun, swimming, tiger, walking, whale, worm

Wilson's world | by Hurd, Edith Thacher

Wilson paints a picture of a beautiful world that becomes overrun by too many cities and people. Wilson decides the world he has painted is not suitable to live in and begins to paint what he wants his world to look like.

Keywords: animals, art, bodies of water, car, caterpillar, change, community, critical thinking, dinosaur, disappointment, environment, feelings, geography, happiness, history, insects, monkey, motorcycle, nonverbal communication, plants, river, sea, stress management, transportation, worm

Eeny meeny miney mole | by Yolen, Jane

Eeny, Meeny, and Miney Mole live life underground and they have no idea what life up above is like. One day, Eeny burrows up above ground and discovers day, night, light, darkness, and the four seasons.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, day, discovery, family, insects, mole, night, reptiles, seasons, self esteem, siblings, snake, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter, worm

A summertime song | by Haas, Irene

One summer evening a frog jumps into Lucy's room and invites her to a magical birthday party. Lucy goes outside and joins her animal friends in celebrating owl's birthday. While outside in the garden, Lucy discovers an old doll she recognizes as her grandmother's and returns it to the delighted woman.

Keywords: animals, birds, birthday, car, cat, celebration, critical thinking, dolls, fear, feelings, frog, goal setting, happiness, mouse, owl, surprises, taxi, toys, transportation, verbal communication, worm

Cat's colors | by Cabrera, Jane

What is cat's favorite color?Cat visits the ten most popular colors to try and decide which color is his favorite. In the end the decision is easy. Cat's favorite color is orange, the color of his mom!

Keywords: animals, bat, bee, birds, cat, clouds, colors, cow, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, flowers, happiness, kindness, lobster, love, mice, nature, parents, sand, sheep, sky, sun, worm

Each living thing | by Ryder, Joanne

Do you ever think about what things you have in common with everyone else on Earth?One thing is that we share our world with every living thing. Can you find the snake in the grass?The crabs on the pier?We share our world and we should take care of it.

Keywords: alligator, amphibians, animals, awareness, bat, bear, bee, birds, bodies of water, caring, change, community, conservation, decision making, discovery, duck, environment, garden, insects, nonverbal communication, owl, seagull, snail, snake, spider, toad, turtle, woods, worm

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

Billy's beetle | by Inkpen, Mike

A boy has lost his beetle. He asks many people and animals in his search for the beetle. The search continues until it is found.

Keywords: animals, beetle, caterpillar, critical thinking, dog, elephant, five senses, food, goal setting, hedgehog, insects, instruments, loss, music, pig, polar bear, smell, spider, verbal communication, worm

The wonderful pumpkin | by Hellsing, Lennart

Little Bear and Big Bear bite on a seed when eating. They go out and decide to plant the seed. It grows and grows. Then it becomes their home. The bears enjoy some wild adventures together as their relationship grows stronger and stronger.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, autumn, bear, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, fish, food, fox, happiness, insects, nutrition, rain, sea, seasons, stress management, summer, weather, 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

Better not get wet, jesse bear | by Carlstrom, Nancy White

Jesse Bear discovers many objects and animals that can get wet while he is trying to stay dry. Jesse Bear's parents buy him a pool so he can get all wet splashing.

Keywords: amphibians, birds, excitement, family, fish, frog, insects, parents, swan, verbal communication, water, worm

No nap for benjamin badger | by Carlstrom, Nancy White

Benjamin Badger is two years old going on three. He does not believe he needs to take a nap anymore. Mama Badger explains to Benjamin that everyone needs time to slow down and rest. While Mama Badger is explaining to Benjamin about who sleeps, Benjamin falls asleep.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, badger, butterfly, conflict resolution, dragonfly, family, frog, insects, parents, relaxation, reptiles, sleep, spider, turtle, verbal communication, worm

A worm's tale | by Lindgren, Barbro

Arthur is a lonely man who accidently steps on a worm one day. Arthur adopts the worm and they become good friends.

Keywords: adoption, assertiveness, decision making, feelings, friendship, happiness, loneliness, self esteem, worm

The very clumsy click beetle | by Carle, Eric

The very clumsy click beetle goes for a walk and accidently falls onto his back. The wise old click beetle sees him struggling and demonstrates how he can flip back to his feet. The clumsy click beetle tries and tries but cannot master it until he's about to get stepped on. He narrowly avoids the foot and saves his own life.

Keywords: accomplishment, adventures, animals, beetle, encouragement, escape, frustration, insects, learning, mouse, night, persistence, practice, snail, sounds, turtle, walking, worm

The eensy-weensy spider | by Hoberman, Mary Ann

Travel beyond the waterspout -- out into the garden, pond, brook, shoe store, and even the park with this determined spring-loving spider. Sing the all-time classic tune or just read with rhythm!This book will catch you in its colorful web and keep you on your toes as you advance beyond the traditional limits.

Keywords: acceptance, accidents, accomplishment, activities, adventures, affection, amphibians, anticipation, baby, bath, bedtime, beetle, birds, bodies of water, body parts, brook, bully, butterfly, caring, caterpillar, change, climbing, clothing, colors, community, companion, compromise, confidence, conflict resolution, cooperation, counting, courage, curiosity, cycle, dancing, decision making, determination, direction, discovery, dragonfly, duck, environment, exercise, family, fish, flowers, frog, fun, garden, grasshopper, injury, insects, instruments, language, morning, moving, music, nature, numbers, parade, parents, park, plants, pond, practice, rain, rhyme, routine, seasons, sharing, shopping, skipping, sleep, song, spider, spring, success, sun, swimming, travel, verbal communication, walking, weather, worm

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