Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The dark princess | by Kennedy, Richard

The princess is so beautiful that others become blinded if they look directly at her; in fact, she is even blinded by her beauty. Many princes want to marry her, but only for her beauty, not for herself. Thus, the princess must look in a surprising place to find the meaning of true love.

Keywords: beauty, blindness, critical thinking, loneliness, love, marriage, royalty, self esteem

King bidgood's in the bathtub | by Wood, Audrey

A king refuses to leave his bathtub despite all of the efforts of his royal court, until a servant boy pulls the plug.

Keywords: bath, critical thinking, fun, hygiene, royalty

Baboushka and the three little kings | by Robbins, Ruth

As Baboushka cleans her hut one evening, three gentlemen visit and ask if she would like to go with them to where a child is born. She declines, but decides to go the next morning. Much to her dismay, she cannot find the child. As legend goes, each year she sets out in search of the child.

Keywords: baby, christmas, holidays, lost, multicultural, royalty, russian, santa, seasons, snow, traditions, weather, winter

Ouch! | by Babbit, Natalie

A baby born with the destiny of marrying a princess is brought by the King and thrown into the river to prevent a possible marriage with his newborn daughter. Rescued by a loving couple, the boy grows up and meets the King once again. The Kings plan to kill the young man backfires again and the young man marries the princess. As a test, the King sends the new prince to steal the golden hairs off the devil's head. In a surprise ending, the prince prevails, but the King is not so lucky.

Keywords: anger, architecture, baby, boat, bodies of water, bridge, confidence, correspondence, dancing, death, devils, dreams, fable, family, feelings, food, forest, happiness, lost, magic, marriage, nonverbal communication, river, royalty, secrets, sleep, transportation, trick, wedding

The turnaround wind | by Lobel, Arnold

Everyone goes out to enjoy the beautiful day. A troublesome wind comes blowing through but leaves quickly. Everyone is still happy after the wind left.

Keywords: baby, chaos, day, nonverbal communication, royalty, sun, weather, wind

Emma's christmas | by Trivas, Irene

A prince asks a farm girl to marry him. When she refuses, he presents her with the gifts of the 12 days of Christmas. He wins her over and moves to her farm.

Keywords: assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, decision making, farm, goal setting, marriage, moving, presents, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication

The duke who outlawed jelly beans | by Valentine, Johnny

This collection of modern fairy tales includes references to homosexuality and independence. A grand duke is left in charge of a kingdom. He makes all types of silly decrees but when they begin to affect homelife, children fight against his purpose.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, goal setting, homosexuality, independence, royalty, self esteem, verbal communication

The dwarf giant | by Lobel, Anita

A Japenese prince and princess come upon a dwarf who enchants the prince and makes him do foolish things. The prince finds a clever way of disenchanting the prince.

Keywords: asian, boredom, critical thinking, decision making, dwarfs, evil, games, japanese, multicultural, mythical, peer resistance, refusal skills, royalty, verbal communication, wish

The magic paintbrush | by Muller, Robin

Nib is an orphan boy who dreams of being an artist. One day as a reward for a kind deed, Nib is given a magical paint set with a paint brush that brings things to life. Nib encounters a terrible king who uses Nib for his talent.

Keywords: art, assertiveness, careers, creativity, critical thinking, dreams, fantasy, greed, helping, imagination, orphan, royalty

I am really a princess | by Shields, Carol Diggory

A little girl dreams of being a princess. In her imaginary world, everything seems perfect. Finally she realizes her life isn't so bad.

Keywords: appreciation, attention, dreams, escape, family, fantasy, imagination, royalty, siblings

Zekhnet the stone carver | by Stolz, Mary

A monument in Egypt that is part man and part lion, symbolizes the greatness of Egypt, the pride of the pharaoh and the skill of an unknown stone carver.

Keywords: appreciation, art, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, egyptian, history, multicultural, royalty

The paper bag princess | by Munsch, Robert

Prince Ronald and Princess Elizabeth's castle is burned down by a dragon, who then steals the prince. Elizabeth chases after the dragon to free her prince.

Keywords: appearance, assertiveness, caring, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, determination, dragons, marriage, relationship, rescue, royalty, self confidence, verbal communication

Why rat comes first | by Yen, Clara

Jade King invites all of the animals in the land to his palace. When only 12 animals arrive, he decides to honor each within the 12 years of the calendar cycle. This explains the story behind the Chinese Zodiac and why the rat comes first.

Keywords: animals, calendar, celebration, chinese, cycle, month, multicultural, rat, royalty, sequence

Mole music | by McPhail, David

Mole lives by himself underground, spending his days digging tunnels. One night her hears the beautiful music from a violin, and he gets one and begins to make wonderful music. Although he thinks he is playing only for himself, his music has an impact on numerous people.

Keywords: ambition, animals, conflict resolution, dedication, dreams, goal setting, hobby, instruments, listening, mole, music, nonverbal communication, peace, practice, royalty, success

Princess kalina and the hedgehog | by Marshall, F.

Kalina, a very untidy Princess, was ordered to clean up herself and her room. A hedgehog, who was actually a Prince, helped her clean up her room. When everything was cleaned up, he turned back into a Prince and the two were married.

Keywords: animals, cleanliness, conflict resolution, fable, hedgehog, helping, hygiene, love, marriage, mythical, nonverbal communication, responsibilities, royalty, shelter, witches

Night of the goat children | by Lewis, J. Patrick

The safety of Princess Birgitta's kingdom is threatened when a band of outlaws come to conquer it. The brave princess outsmarts the outlaws and they are scared away by immortal goats who are really children in disguise.

Keywords: animals, author's note, bravery, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, fantasy, goat, history, horse, multicultural, royalty, swedish, verbal communication, war

Henny penny | by Galdone, Paul

An acorn falls on Henny Penny's head and she thinks the sky is falling. She goes to tell the king, and a few of her friends go with her. A fox lures them into his cave and eats up Henny Penny and her friends.

Keywords: animals, birds, conflict resolution, death, fear, feelings, food, fox, friendship, loss, misunderstanding, royalty, shelter, sly

The royal hiccups | by Trez, Alain//Trez, Denise

A young prince, who cannot get rid of his hiccups, is told to be frightened in order to stop them. He goes on a journey to the jungle to find a tiger who will scare him. Although he encounters the tiger many times, he is not scared. However in the end, the young prince's hiccups are gone.

Keywords: animals, critical thinking, elephant, fear, feelings, health, jungle, monkey, multicultural, reptiles, royalty, snake, tiger, travel

Babar and his children | by Brunhoff, Jean de

Babar, the king of Celesteville, and his wife are expecting a baby. There is not just one baby but triplets. The babies experience many adventures growing up.

Keywords: animals, baby, elephant, family, growing up, helping, royalty, stress management

Babar the king | by Brunhoff, Jean de

Babar, now king, decides to build a beautiful city. With the help of a teacher, he is able to bring things back from his honeymoon to build the city with. All the elephants make the city and the rest of the animals are confused by all the commotion.

Keywords: animals, change, community, cooperation, decision making, elephant, goal setting, helping, royalty, teamwork, verbal communication

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