Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The cheerios counting book | by McGrath, Babra Barbieri

Learn to count using Cheerios. First, count from one to ten then count in groups of ten. A different fruit accompanies the cereal on each page.

Keywords: activities, colors, counting, critical thinking, encouragement, food, fun, learning, math, nutrition, sequence, shapes, skills

Cherry pies and lullabies | by Reiser, Lynn

A young girl does four different things with three generations of her family. With her great grandmother, grandmother, and mother, she makes cherry pies, flower wreaths, and quilts. They also sing a lullaby. Each person does the same thing, but each of their products are different.

Keywords: activities, author's note, bedtime, comparisons, cooking, family, flowers, food, generations, grandparents, individuality, love, numbers, nutrition, quilt, sequence, sewing, similarities, song, uniqueness

Once upon a time and grandma | by Blegvad, Lenore

Grandma takes Emma and Luke to visit the house she once lived in when she was a little girl named Norrie. Grandma tells Emma and Luke the kinds of things Norrie used to do. When Emma and Luke have difficulty believing Grandma was Norrie, she proves it to them.

Keywords: activities, art, bedtime, dancing, exercise, family, food, games, generations, grandparents, history, jumping, memory, music, nutrition, play, playground, reptiles, seasons, siblings, sleep, spring, summer, toys, transportation, turtle, winter

Ballpark | by Cooper, Elisha

This day of preparation at the ballpark shows all of the details behind the scenes. For example, you can see the laundry room, food vendors, press box, and playing field. The game of baseball is full of rituals and exciting surprises.

Keywords: activities, animation, awareness, baseball, bat, careers, clothing, entertainment, excitement, exercise, food, fun, images, machines, nutrition, park, photograph, play, practice, preparation, rain, sports, weather

Mei-mei loves the morning | by Holloway, Tsubakiyama Margaret

Join in the adventure as Mei-mei and her grandfather enjoy the morning in a big city in China. Along the busy streets, they ride on a bicycle through the round moon gate to the park to meet friends. While at the park, they hang their songbird's cage, practice tai-chi, and drink tea before they peddle home.

Keywords: activities, animals, asian, beverage, bicycle, biking, birds, china, chinese, contentment, culture, customs, exercise, family, food, generations, grandparents, happiness, morning, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, park, pig, transportation

A prairie year | by Bannatyne-Cugnet, Jo

Take a trip through the various activities that occur within a year. Start with hockey games, planting potatoes, fairs, and harvesting wheat. When fall approaches you will experience Halloween. To end the year is the celebration of Christmas.

Keywords: activities, animals, autumn, chicken, christmas, competition, cow, decision making, deer, dinosaur, fair, family, farm, fishing, food, grandparents, halloween, hockey, holidays, nutrition, parents, pig, santa, seasons, siblings, snow, sports, spring, summer, verbal communication, winter

What shall we do when we all go out? | by Halpern, Shari

What shall we do when we all go out to play?Sing along as children choose many activities to throughout the day. Children ride bikes, fly kites, somersault, seesaw, run, eat, and much more.

Keywords: activities, animals, biking, birds, climbing, dog, duck, exercise, food, fun, gymnastics, kite, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, play, playground, running, song, sports, verbal communication

When mama comes home tonight | by Spinelli, Eileen

Mama tells her child about all the things they will do together when she gets home from work. For example, they will share many activities together leading up to bedtime where mama will read a story, sing lullabies, and finally, tuck her child into bed.

Keywords: activities, affection, bath, bedtime, caring, clothing, colors, food, nutrition, play, reading, rhyme, toys, working mother

Car wash | by Steen, Sandra//Steen, Susan

Dad and the twins hop into their car to grab some lunch at a restaurant. On the way, they drive through mud puddles so now it's time for a car wash!As the car enters the car wash, something mysterious happens. Oh boy, the twins are in for a big adventure!

Keywords: acting, adventures, animals, bravery, car, courage, crab, critical thinking, crustaceans, discovery, entertainment, environment, fantasy, fish, five senses, food, imagination, monsters, nonverbal communication, nutrition, ocean, octopus, plants, safety, sea, shark, ship, sounds, storm, transportation, verbal communication

Dinner at aunt connie's house | by Ringgold, Faith

While Melody and her aunt's adopted son, Lonnie, are playing hide-and-seek, they stumble upon something magical. They discover that her aunt's paintings can speak. Each of the paintings is a portrait of a famous African-American woman, who tells Melody and Lonnie of their accomplishments.

Keywords: accomplishment, african american, art, assertiveness, conflict resolution, discovery, family, food, goal setting, history, magic, multicultural, nutrition, pride, progress, racism, self esteem

Lucy's summer | by Hall, Donald

Lucy spends her New Hampshire summer of 1910 doing a variety of things. She helps her mother can fruits and vegetables and make beautiful hats to sell. She attends a Fourth of July celebration where she meets an organ grinder with a monkey and a gypsy couple trying to sell picture frames. The highlight of Lucy's summer was taking the train into Boston with her mother. That was one day that Lucy will never forget.

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, autumn, clothing, cooperation, dolls, family, farm, food, fourth of july, gypsy, helping, history, holidays, love, monkey, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, shopping, siblings, summer, train, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Great-grandma tells of threshing day | by Cross, Verda

Great Grandma tells her grandchildren of threshing day. It is a day in late June when the wheat is harvested. The men harvest the wheat while the women cook a hearty meal. This was always an exciting day for grandma and her brother. Threshing day was a day she will never forget.

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, bath, bedtime, beverage, chicken, cooperation, cow, family, farm, food, grandparents, hard work, horse, machines, memories, nutrition, parents, seasons, siblings, storytelling, summer, verbal communication

The tale of Willie Monroe | by Schroeder, Alan

Willie isn't a smart man, but he sure is strong. He decides to enter a contest to prove it. However, Delilah and her granny have to get him in shape first. Now Willie's reputation and Delilah's love depend on his winning the contest. Do you think he can do it?

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, appalachian, author's note, barn, celebration, ceremony, challenges, competition, confidence, cow, determination, encouragement, exercise, family, farm, feelings, folktale, food, friendship, grandparents, hard work, horse, love, marriage, multicultural, nutrition, preparation, pride, self esteem, travel, walking, wedding

The mother's day sandwich | by Wynot, Jillian

Ivy and Hackett decide to surprise their mom for Mother's Day by making her breakfast in bed. They make a real mess. When they wake up their mom, the food spills. She tells them she wants a hug (a Mother's Day Sandwich).

Keywords: accidents, celebration, decision making, family, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, humor, kindness, mother's day, nutrition, parents, siblings, teamwork

The lady with the alligator purse | by Westcott, N. B.

Tiny Tim ate soap so his mother calls the doctor, the nurse, and a lady with the alligator purse. The lady with the alligator purse cures Tim with pizza.

Keywords: accidents, conflict resolution, decision making, doctor, family, food, illness, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, safety, verbal communication

Eric needs stitches | by Marino, Barbara Pavis

Eric is a little boy who falls off his bike and needs stiches, but is scared. His father and a nurse explain the procedure. Eric gets his stiches and a treat for being brave.

Keywords: accidents, bicycle, bravery, doctor, family, fear, feelings, food, injury, nurse, nutrition, parents

Fox on the job | by Marshall, James

Fox needs a job so he tries four different places. Because of his honesty, fear and clumbsiness, he loses his first three jobs. He then finds the perfect job where he can dream all day.

Keywords: accidents, animals, fear, feelings, food, fox, honesty, nutrition, sleep

If you give a moose a muffin | by Numeroff, Laura

A little boy decides to entertain a moose who asks for many things. The boy runs around trying to satisfy the moose, who in turn, makes a big mess.

Keywords: accidents, animals, conflict resolution, decision making, food, mischief, mouse, nutrition, play

Emeline at the circus | by Priceman, Marjorie

Emeline's second grade class takes a field trip to the circus. After the teacher, Mrs. Splinter, gives the class instructions on the proper behavior, the circus begins. Mrs. Splinter tells the class important information about everything they see at the circus icluding the elephants, tigers, acrobats, and even the clowns. In the meantime, Emeline gets out of her seat to buy some peanuts and an elephant picks her up to become part of the circus.

Keywords: accidents, animals, behavior, body parts, bravery, circus, clowns, elephant, fire, food, giraffe, hippopotamus, horse, instruments, language, learning, llama, monkey, nutrition, performance, rules, school, tiger

Jamie's turn | by DeWitt, Jamie

Eleven year old Jamie helps his stepfather, Butch, pick corn one autumn day. When the corn picker becomes plugged up, Butch attempts to climb off the tractor but gets caught and is seriously injured. Jamie saves Butch's life by turning the corn picker off and running for help. Jamie keeps the farm running while Butch recovers from the accident.

Keywords: accidents, animals, assertiveness, author's note, baby, bravery, car, challenges, coping, courage, cow, crisis, decision making, disability, emergency, family, farm, fear, feelings, food, friendship, hard work, health, injury, love, maturity, motorcycle, neighbors, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, respect, responsibilities, safety, siblings, stepfather, transportation, truck

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