Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Pigsty | by Teague, Mark

Wendell's room is such a pigsty that he imagines actual pigs living in his room and helping him make the mess. His mother often tells him to clean up the mess, but it isn't until the mess and the pigs get so out of hand that Wendell decides to clean things up.

Keywords: animals, cleanliness, decision making, family, helping, imagination, obedience, parents, pig, responsibilities, shelter, verbal communication

Pigs in the mud in the middle of the road | by Plourde, Lynn

There are pigs blocking the road!Grandma knows what to do though -- shoo them out of the way!The whole family moves the pigs, hens, sheep, and bulls out of the way so their car can get through.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bull, car, chaos, family, goal setting, grandparents, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, problem solving, sheep, siblings, transportation, verbal communication

Oliver, amanda and grandmother | by Van Leeuwen, Jean

Through five short stories, Grandmother Pig shows Oliver and Amanda how much fun she is to be around.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fun, grandparents, helping, love, parents, pig, self esteem, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

Old macdonald had a farm | by Pearson, Tracey Campbell

Old MacDonald has a pretty typical day of feeding his animals and doing his chores.

Keywords: animals, bat, careers, cat, cow, dog, family, farm, goose, mule, pig, responsibilities, sheep, song, verbal communication

Farmer palmer's wagon ride | by Steig, William

Farmer Palmer and his mule Ebenezer travel to town to buy some supplies. On their way home, they encounter obstacles they never thought possible.

Keywords: accidents, adventures, animals, careers, determination, farm, goal setting, homesickness, mule, nature, pig, self esteem, shopping, storm, stress management, weather

The little farm | by Lenski, Lois

Farmer Small describes the various chores he does on his farm to keep it running smoothly. He tells what he feeds his animals and how he takes care of his fields.

Keywords: animals, birds, careers, chicken, cow, farm, food, hard work, pig, responsibilities

The busy world of richard scarry: A big operation | by Scarry, Richard

After contracting his third sore throat of the year, Huckle is told that his tonsils need to be taken out. Afraid of the hospital and the word operation, Huckle tries to sneak out. His friend, Lowly, takes Huckle around the hopital to show how others are brave. Huckle decides that he too is brave and will go through with the operation.

Keywords: animals, bravery, cat, diseases, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, goat, happiness, hospital, illness, insects, lion, mouse, nonverbal communication, pig, rabbit, raccoon, refusal skills, stress management, worm

Whose nose is this? | by Van Gelder, Richard

People and animals have noses. Can you guess which nose belongs to whom?What is that nose used for?

Keywords: animals, anteater, bat, body parts, cow, dog, elephant, hippopotamus, horse, learning, monkey, nonverbal communication, pig, seal, whale

Journey cake, ho!! | by Sawyer, Ruth

A family lives happily on a farm, but each must do an equal share of work. When food gets scarce, Johnny must leave. A round cake is packed with Johnny's things. When the cake falls out and rolls, it takes animals back to the farm.

Keywords: animals, birds, cow, duck, farm, feelings, food, happiness, money, moving, pig, sadness, sheep

Color farm | by Ehlert, Lois

Pages with color and shape cut-outs are added together to make animals on a farm. The shapes and animals are labeled.

Keywords: animals, birds, cat, chicken, colors, cow, dog, duck, farm, goose, pig, shapes, sheep

You'll be good and i'll be night: Jumping on the bed poems | by Merriam, Eve

A series of poems on topics such as going to bed, ghosts, wishing fish, dancing pigs, contents of a lunch of box, and the coming of dawn is presented.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, exercise, fish, food, ghosts, nutrition, pig, poetry, rhyme

Wake up farm! | by Tresselt, Alvin

Many different farm animals begin to wake each other up and start their days. Finally, the little boy who lives on the farm wakes and begins his day. This farm is full of many sights and sounds.

Keywords: barn, bee, birds, cat, chicken, chipmunk, cow, dog, donkey, duck, farm, five senses, food, goose, horse, morning, night, nutrition, pig, sheep, sky, sleep, sounds, stars, sun, turkey

Tales of amanda the pig | by Van Leeuwen, Jean

This book contains five stories about Amanda the pig. Amanda learns to finish her food before going outside, she learns to have fun on a rainy day, she overcomes her fear of monsters, and she learns to get along and play with her brother.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, food, learning, monsters, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, play, rain, siblings, verbal communication, weather

Piggy book | by Browne, Anthony

Mrs. Piggott was taken for granted by her two sons and husband. Mrs. Piggott got fed up and left all the work up to the men of the household. After a few day of disaster, Mrs. Piggott came back to a house full of appreciative men.

Keywords: animals, appreciation, assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, decision making, family, peer resistance, pig

George washington's cows | by Small, David

George Washington realizes the farm isn't for him. His cows wear dresses, the pigs are in wigs, and the sheep are scholars. He changes his life to politics to get away from the farm.

Keywords: animals, awareness, careers, cow, farm, pig, sheep

Peter rabbit's abc | by Potter, Beatrix

Illustrations from Beatrix Potter's stories form the basis for this alphabet story of letters.

Keywords: alphabet, amphibians, animals, bee, birds, cat, duck, food, fox, frog, insects, letters, mouse, nutrition, pig, rabbit

Piggie pie! | by Palatini, Margie

Gritch the witch wakes up one morning with a craving for piggie pie!She spends all day searching for eight piggies on old Macdonald's farm and is fooled by the piggies, who hide from her. She finally gives up and goes home with a wolf.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, cooperation, creativity, decision making, farm, food, humor, hunger, pig, protection, sly, witches, wolf

The three little pigs | by Galdone, Paul

When three little pigs leave home to seek their fortune, each builds a house made of various materials. A mean wolf blows down the houses of the first and second pigs, then eats them for dinner. The wolf is outsmarted by the third pig who cooks the wolf for dinner.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, deception, food, fortune, pig, refusal skills, shelter, verbal communication, wolf

Wait!No paint! | by Whatley, Bruce

The three little pigs move out to build their own homes. But when the big, bad wolf comes, the first two pigs escape to the brick house. Throughout the ordeal, the pigs hear a mysterious voice that turns out to be the illustrator. The illustrator runs out of paint while finishing the story and finally saves the pigs by changing them and the wolf into Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Keywords: anger, animals, art, bear, body parts, change, clowns, colors, conflict resolution, decision making, embarrassment, fable, feelings, happiness, hunger, mystery, noise, pig, refusal skills, safety, storytelling, surprises, verbal communication, wolf

Me first | by Lester, Helen

Pinkerton always has to be first in everything. On a trip he learns a lesson that being last is alright too.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, learning, nonverbal communication, pig, sharing, vacation, verbal communication, witches

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