Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Planting a rainbow | by Ehlert, Lois

A mother and her child plant a variety of flowers in their garden. When the flowers bloom in the summer, a rainbow of colors is produced.

Keywords: autumn, colors, flowers, garden, plants, rainbow, seasons, spring, winter

Farming | by Gibbons, Gail

Farms are filled with exciting things!There are animals being born, crops being planted then harvested, and cleaning being done. During each season, there are different chores to do on the farm.

Keywords: animals, autumn, farm, plants, seasons, spring, summer, winter

What comes in 2's, 3's, and 4's? | by Aker, Suzanne

What comes in two's?Some of the things are two pieces of bread for a sandwich, two body parts, and two wings on a bird. What comes in three's?Three wheels on a tricycle, three meals each day, and three primary colors. Can you come up with thing that comes in four's?

Keywords: airplane, animals, autumn, bicycle, body parts, car, cat, colors, counting, dog, food, numbers, nutrition, seasons, shapes, spring, summer, transportation, wagon, winter

Springtime in a noisy village | by Lindgren, Astrid

Some children live in a little, simple village. They all play together and resolve any little conflicts. They watch out for one another.

Keywords: animals, community, conflict resolution, five senses, friendship, noise, play, seasons, self esteem, sounds, spring, verbal communication

The boy who did not believe in spring | by Clifton, Lucille

A young boy, King Shabazz, and his friend Tony Polito go looking for spring because they do not believe that it exists. They live in the city and search all over for signs of spring. They finally find springtime flowers and bird eggs.

Keywords: conflict resolution, nature, nonverbal communication, seasons, spring, verbal communication

Shaker boy | by Ray, Mary Lyn

At age six, Celeb comes to live with the Shakers and he spends the rest of his life in their unique culture. He learns their ways, their songs, and is inspired by angels.

Keywords: angel, animals, autumn, birds, chicken, cow, dancing, death, faith, family, food, goal setting, god, hard work, helping, manners, multicultural, music, mythical, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, self esteem, shakers, siblings, skills, song, spring, summer, taste, toys, verbal communication, winter, woods

Moonstick: The seasons of the sioux | by Bunting, Eve

A young Sioux is taught the way of life by his father. The young boy is too young to do many things, but one day he will be able to do what he is taught. When the seasons change, he makes another notch in his moonstick.

Keywords: author's note, change, family, growing up, learning, moon, multicultural, native american, parents, poetry, rhyme, seasons, self esteem, spring, summer, traditions, verbal communication, winter

The foxes of chironupp island | by Takahashi, Hiroyuki

An old man and his wife return every spring to Chironupp Island, an island off the coast of Japan. Right before the war, the couple befriends a young fox cub, Tiny.

Keywords: adventures, aggression, animals, asian, boat, critical thinking, death, disappearance, family, fox, friendship, island, japanese, multicultural, reunion, seasons, spring, stress management, war

Why, Charlie Brown, Why?A story about what happens when a friend is very ill | by Schulz, Charles M.

Linus becomes friends with Janice, a young girl who is diagnosed with leukemia. Despite all of the rumors and jokes, Linus learns that friendship is a very important part of Janice's recovery. He learns how to stand up for himself as well as others.

Keywords: animals, autumn, cancer, christmas, doctor, dog, friendship, holidays, hospital, illness, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, play, school, seasons, siblings, spring, stress management, verbal communication, winter

A kitten's year | by Day, Nancy Raines

A kitten explores her environment during her first year of life. She uses her senses to absorb the surroundings and playfully interacts with the world around her. Month after month the kitten grows and develops into a cat.

Keywords: animals, autumn, cat, christmas, curiosity, feelings, flowers, halloween, holidays, month, nonverbal communication, seasons, sequence, spring, summer, thanksgiving, time, toys, winter

Anno's counting book | by Anno, Mitsumasa

Daily activities in a countryside village are shown through the numbers 0 through 12

Keywords: autumn, bicycle, biking, christmas, community, counting, decision making, goal setting, holidays, numbers, seasons, sequence, shadows, similarities, snow, sports, spring, summer, transportation, weather, winter, witches

All ready for summer | by Adelson, Leone

Let's watch different animals come out of hibernation and observe the changes in nature during spring and summer.

Keywords: animals, change, feelings, hibernation, nature, nonverbal communication, seasons, spring, summer

The cherry tree | by Ikeda, Daisaku

After war destroys the home and village of Taichi and Yumiko, some children find an aged cherry tree that they revive with the help of an old man. When the tree blossoms the following spring, the children realize that nature will help them overcome the losses from the war.

Keywords: community, helping, japanese, loss, multicultural, nature, plants, seasons, spring, war, winter

A long long song | by Delessert, Etienne

Acrobats and musicians appear out of nowhere and perform on the front steps of a town hall. The show takes place in a small New England village. Those who see them perform never forget who they are.

Keywords: autumn, community, gymnastics, music, performance, seasons, snow, song, sports, spring, summer, weather, winter

Whisper from the woods | by Wirth, Victoria

A small seed falls into the woods. It grows into a beautiful tree and develops friendships with neighboring trees.

Keywords: animation, friendship, nonverbal communication, plants, seasons, snow, spring, storm, weather, wind, winter, woods

Spring comes to the forest | by Gunthorp, Karen

Several animals from the forest are excited because spring has arrived. The animals make sure all their friends wake up to begin their work.

Keywords: animals, badger, bear, beaver, birds, canary, excitement, feelings, forest, happiness, seasons, spring

Hannah's farm | by McCurdy, Michael

Hannah helps her family cut wood, plant crops, gather crops, and make Christmas dinner on their farm in the early days of America. She discovers that her job changes with the seasons.

Keywords: animals, autumn, change, christmas, cow, dog, family, farm, food, grandparents, helping, history, holidays, horse, nutrition, parents, pioneers, plants, responsibilities, seasons, siblings, spring, summer, winter

Possum and the peeper | by Hunter, Anne

Possum is determined to find out who has awakened him and all his animal friends from their winter naps. They soon discover that the Peep!Peep!Peep! is coming from an ambitious frog who is ready to begin spring.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, five senses, frog, hibernation, morning, nature, opossum, seasons, sleep, sounds, spring, verbal communication

Listen to a shape | by Brown, Marcia

Different parts of nature make many different shapes and sounds. Children can use their imaginations to create shapes in nature.

Keywords: fire, imagination, nature, rain, seasons, shapes, spring, weather, wind, winter

The selfish giant | by Wilde, Oscar//Zwerger, Lisbeth

When a selfish giant forbids the neighborhood children to play in his garden, the only thing that remains is the cold winter season. However, one little boy opens the giants heart to kindness. The seasonal changes of the garden return along with the children.

Keywords: angel, assertiveness, autumn, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, flowers, garden, giants, kindness, mythical, nature, plants, seasons, selfishness, snow, spring, summer, verbal communication, weather, wind, winter

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