Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Pigs | by Munsch, Robert

A little girl opens the gate to feed the pigs. All the pigs go running out and she must retrieve them.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, chaos, exercise, family, food, nonverbal communication, pig, rescue, responsibilities, running, running away, verbal communication

Martha and skits | by Meddaugh, Susan

The whole family, including Martha, the talking dog, is excited when Skits arrives. Skits is a young and mischievious dog. As he grows, the family thinks that it is time to give him alphabet soup so he will be able to talk. However, it doesn't have the same effect on Skits as it did on Martha. At first everyone is sad, especially Skits, until they discover his other talents.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, bee, behavior, chaos, colors, communication, community, competition, conflict resolution, differences, disappearance, disappointment, dog, duck, family, feelings, five senses, food, happiness, insects, language, loneliness, lost, mischief, nonverbal communication, pets, rules, sadness, self esteem, surprises, verbal communication

Up a tree | by Lubell, Winifred//Lubell, Cecil

A cat named Kira, who is very set in her ways is chased up a tree by the neighbor's dog. Kira's family tries to get her to come down but she won't until she's ready -see what the reason is.

Keywords: animals, cat, chaos, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

The howling dog | by Pearson, Tracey Campbell

A howling dog howls and barks all night until the entire town is awake. The howling dog is no longer lonely, so she stops howling and barking. The town goes back to sleep and so does the howling dog.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, cat, chaos, community, confusion, dog, loneliness, mischief, night, sleep

The christmas tree tangle | by Mahy, Margaret

A litte kitten climbs to the top of a Christmas tree and gets stuck -all the others try to help, and end with a animal decorated tree.

Keywords: animals, bravery, cat, chaos, christmas, courage, critical thinking, decision making, dog, goal setting, goat, helping, holidays, nonverbal communication, pig, plants

I took my frog to the library | by Kimmel, Eric A.

Bridgett has many unusual animals as pets. Each day she tries to take a different animal to the library with her. Each animal creates a mess in one way or another.

Keywords: animals, birds, chaos, chicken, elephant, frog, giraffe, library, listening, mischief, nonverbal communication, pelican, pets, reptiles, snake

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

The cow is mooing anyhow | by Geringer, Laura

A young girl's mother brings her breakfast to her at the kitchen table. When the mother leaves, the girl's imagination goes wild. She imagines there are many different animals in the kitchen with her during breakfast. When her mother reappears, all of the animals seem to disappear except for the cow.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, beverage, birds, chaos, cow, crab, crustaceans, dragonfly, family, food, fox, goat, goose, iguana, imagination, insects, kangaroo, monkey, noise, nutrition, owl, parents, reptiles, seal, taxi, transportation, verbal communication

The awful aardvarks go to school | by Lindberg, Reeve

Some mischievous aardvarks visit school and create chaos in the class. The other animals in the class do not like the aardvarks' behavior and the aardvarks are expelled.

Keywords: aardvark, alliteration, alphabet, animals, chaos, misbehavior, mischief, rhyme, school, sequence

The day the goose got loose | by Lindbergh, Reeve

The goose gets loose and causes all kinds of racket around the farm. If the brother hadn't known why the goose got loose who knows what might have happened?

Keywords: adventures, animals, bull, chaos, cow, critical thinking, family, goose, horse, parents, problem solving, sheep, siblings

You can't take a balloon into the metropolitan museum | by Weitzman, Jacqueline

A little girl spends a day with her grandma at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When the little girl decides to bring along her bright yellow balloon, a security guard sees her and quickly tells her that she can't bring it in. He assures her he will watch over it as she views the exhibits, but the task ends up being more work than he ever imagined. (A Wordless Book).

Keywords: adventures, african, animals, art, balloon, beauty, birds, boat, chaos, clowns, collection, culture, disappearance, dog, egyptian, escape, exercise, frustration, grandparents, history, humor, instruments, multicultural, museum, music, observation, park, performance, pigeon, relief, skating, transportation, travel, wedding, zoo

Good morning, city | by Moore, Elaine

In a typical city, the morning dawns. Have you ever wondered what goes on before the sun rises while you are still in bed?

Keywords: activities, appearance, careers, chaos, critical thinking, hard work, machines, morning, noise, school, sky, time, transportation

Oops | by Mayer, Mercer

Hippo causes accidents wherever she goes and always says oops.

Keywords: accidents, animals, chaos, critical thinking, decision making, hippopotamus, problem solving, self esteem

In enzo's splendid gardens | by Polacco, Patricia

A young boy eating at a restaruant notices a bee on a tree and drops his book on the ground which causes the waiter to trip and tip his tray. One event leads to another as the mess gets worse and worse. Drinks are spilled, a man falls onto the dessert tray and a pot full of spaghetti falls onto a cat. All of this chaos occurs because a bee landed on a tree!

Keywords: accidents, animals, bee, beverage, books, careers, cat, chaos, fire engine, food, garden, insects, nutrition, rescue, restaurant, rhyme, sequence

Emma and the silk train | by Lawson, Julie

The silk trains that constantly cross the tracks near Emma's house fascinate her and spark her imagination of having silk clothing of her own. Her whole town is set into a frenzy when one of the trains derails, and in her attempt to snag a beautiful swatch of red silk in the river, she is swept away. Her rescue is dramatic and exciting.

White wash | by Shange, Ntozake

Helene-Angel is the only person in her class to have to wait for her brother, Mauricio to walk her home. On their walk home, a group of boys decide to pick on her. Her brother is out-numbered so the boys paint her white. She is devastated and refuses to leave her room. Find out how her grandma helps her overcome her fears.

Keywords: acceptance, african, aggression, american, apathy, appreciation, awareness, behavior, beliefs, bravery, challenges, chaos, family, feelings, frustration, mischief, multicultural, persistence, racism, resentment, stereotypes, support, uniqueness

Moira's birthday | by Munsch, Robert

Moira's birthday wish is to have a party with all of the kids in the school from kindergarten to sixth grade. She orders 200 pizzas and 200 birthday cakes. What will her parents do?

Keywords: birthday, celebration, chaos, cleanliness, conflict, critical thinking, family, food, friendship, goal setting, nutrition, parents, peer resistance, presents, stress management, teamwork, verbal communication, wish

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