Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Hurray for the fourth of july | by Watson, Wendy

A family shows how they enjoy celebrating the Fourth of July through a series of events like a parade, picnic, and watching fireworks.

Keywords: baseball, birthday, celebration, exercise, family, five senses, food, fourth of july, games, holidays, nutrition, parade, party, picnic, recreation, seasons, sight, sports, summer, swimming

Good luck, mrs. k.! | by Borden, Louise

Mrs. K teaches Ann's third grade class. In class they are explorers, scientists, poets, and astronauts. They are always learning something new. One day, Mrs. K doesn't come to school. The students learn that she is in the hospital with cancer. For the rest of the year the third grade has a substitute. On the last day of school, Mrs. K comes back to surprise her students.

Keywords: animals, basketball, cancer, dancing, discovery, exercise, geography, guinea pig, hospital, illness, insects, learning, letters, listening, math, pets, practice, reading, school, science, sign language, skating, spelling, sports, surprises, teaching, travel, verbal communication, worm

How to lose all your friends | by Carlson, Nancy

Keywords: acceptance, aggression, anger, baseball, bully, feelings, friendship, games, nonverbal communication, relationship, sadness, self esteem, sharing, sports, verbal communication

Pete's a pizza | by Steig, William

When Pete is in a bad mood, his dad makes him into a pizza. As each ingredient is assembled, Pete becomes more and more cheerful until he is laughing and running out the door to play football with his friends.

Keywords: body parts, creativity, disappointment, family, feelings, food, football, happiness, humor, nonverbal communication, parents, rain, sadness, sports, weather

Frank was a monster who wanted to dance | by Graves, Keith

Frank wants to dance. He puts on his best clothes and some ants in his pants and heads to the theatre. Once on stage, Frank dazzles the audience with his dancing. Everyone is impressed, until Frank starts to fall apart--literally!It doesn't matter to him, he can dance!

Keywords: ant, body parts, clothing, dancing, entertainment, excitement, exercise, fear, feelings, gymnastics, happiness, insects, monsters, performance, rhyme, self esteem, sports

Today i'm going fishing with my dad | by Sharp, N.L.

A young boy is preparing to go fishing with his dad. Preparations include cleaning Dad's tackle box, digging for worms, and preparing lunch. However, as they approach the lake, the boy reveals that he really hates to go fishing because of the mosquitoes, the heat, he has to be quiet all the time, and he has to go to the bathroom in the trees. But because he likes to spend time with his dad, he goes fishing with him.

Keywords: animals, bodies of water, family, fishing, food, insects, lake, mosquito, nutrition, parents, preparation, recreation, sports, worm

Luap | by Brindel, June Rochuy

A small boy, Luap, goes through a day in his school and town. He sees things differently than most people. For example, he sees people walking on their hands and riding their bicycles backwards. Through this, Luap learns a valuable lesson.

Keywords: acceptance, biking, conflict resolution, critical thinking, differences, gymnastics, learning, nonverbal communication, play, recreation, sports, uniqueness, verbal communication

Railway passage | by Keeping, Charles

The people who live in the old run down railway passage win a football pool. They now have money to fix the railway passage up and follow their dreams.

Keywords: bicycle, decision making, dreams, environment, football, goal setting, neighbors, nonverbal communication, poverty, sports, verbal communication

The hole story | by Merriam, Eve

There are many kinds of holes. There are holes for seeds which grow plants for food. There are holes for drinking and eating our food. There are holes for windows that allow us to see. Holes are also used out at sea. Without holes where would we be?

Keywords: beverage, birthday, bodies of water, clothing, colors, food, holidays, nutrition, plants, sea, shapes, ship, sports, transportation

The lost and found house | by Cadnum, Michael

A moving truck and moving men load items from a boy's house until the house is empty. The boy and his parents feel differently as they leave and travel to their new house. The boy meets two children and hopes someday they will be his friends!

Keywords: bedtime, bicycle, challenges, change, community, comparisons, conflict, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, diversity, family, feelings, food, friendship, happiness, moving, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, resolution, sadness, school, sleep, soccer, sports, stress management, transportation, truck

The case of the sneaker snatcher | by Shearer, John

When Sneaker has his sneakers stolen, he turns to his friends for help. They solve the case when the misspelled word sneeker links them to the thief.

Keywords: basketball, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, friendship, lost, peer resistance, problem solving, recreation, robbery, sports

The baseball counting book | by McGrath, Barbara Barbieri

Smell the hot dogs, hear the crowd, see the ball soar. Time for a baseball game!Count from 1-20 while having baseball fun.

Keywords: baseball, body parts, celebration, clothing, competition, counting, excitement, food, games, multicultural, numbers, nutrition, rules, sequence, sports

Dealing with feelings: I'm furious | by Crary, Elizabeth

When Matt sees his Reggie Jackson baseball card floating in the toilet, his jaw drops. He is furious that his little brother did that. One thing that will solve his problem is to hit his little brother, right?Wrong!His mother presents him with six ways to successfully handle his anger. After resolving his problems, Matt makes peace with his brother.

Keywords: anger, baseball, cleanliness, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, family, feelings, fight, friendship, happiness, honesty, music, nonverbal communication, parents, peace, privacy, problem solving, respect, sadness, siblings, soccer, sports, stress management, verbal communication, writing

Here comes the strikeout | by Kessler, Leonard

Bobby is very good at throwing and catching a baseball, but he can't seem to hit the ball. His friend, Willie, helps him learn that with hard work, Bobby can do anything, especially hit a baseball.

Keywords: baseball, critical thinking, friendship, games, goal setting, hard work, persistence, self esteem, sports, stress management

Play ball, amelia bedelia | by Parish, Peggy

Amelia Bedelia fills in for a sick boy on a baseball team. She has never played baseball, so the team tries to teach her. She cannot seem to play any position correctly.

Keywords: assertiveness, baseball, decision making, exercise, learning, literal interpretation, nonverbal communication, recreation, self esteem, sports, teamwork, verbal communication

The babe and i | by Adler, David A.

A young boy and his family are living through the Great Depression of 1932 When he learns that his father does not have a job, he gets a job with his friend selling newspapers to help make money for his family. He sells all of his papers outside of Yankee Stadium due to the popularity of Babe Ruth and his stories in the paper. He even gets to meet the Babe!

Keywords: author's note, baseball, business, conflict resolution, depression, family, feelings, food, friendship, frustration, hard work, history, money, newspaper, parents, poverty, responsibilities, sadness, shopping, sports, stress management, work, worry

Tomas and the library lady | by Mora, Pat

Tomas and his family are migrant workers who travel between Iowa and Texas to find work. Tomas loves to listen to his grandfather's stories but he knows all of them and decides to go to the library to learn some new stories. The librarian welcomes Tomas in and offers him cold water to drink and stories to read. Tomas visits the library lady whenever he can and even teaches her some of his native language, Spanish. When Tomas' family must leave the library lady gives Tomas a book to take with him.

Keywords: author's note, books, careers, dinosaur, family, farm, geography, grandparents, immigrants, language, library, mexican american, multicultural, parents, playing, reptiles, siblings, sleep, soccer, spanish, sports, storytelling, water, work

Waiting for mr. goose | by Lears, Laurie

When you are a child, waiting can be a very difficult task. Stephen finds a reason to wait in order to rescue a goose from a metal trap. Stephen's persistence with nature brings him a special moment.

Keywords: attention, author's note, behavior, birds, bodies of water, exploration, family, feelings, goal setting, goose, gymnastics, helping, moods, parents, persistence, pond, school, sports

Billy the great | by Guy, Rosa

Billy's parents have tried to plan his life for him since the day he was born. They try to even choose his friends. But, Billy knows what he wants so he proves to them that he can do it.

Keywords: african american, argument, critical thinking, decision making, family, friendship, goal setting, gymnastics, multicultural, parents, refusal skills, self esteem, sports, verbal communication

In coal country | by Hendershot, Judith

Papa is a coal miner who works at night and Mamma works at home. They are hard working people who live near the Block Diamond Mine. They go through each season and recall a special memory.

Keywords: animals, appreciation, assertiveness, autumn, birds, bodies of water, christmas, exercise, family, food, games, goose, holidays, memories, mule, nutrition, parents, river, seasons, self esteem, sports, summer, train, transportation, verbal communication, walking, winter

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