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Pigs from a to z

Geisert, Arthur

Seven pigs are trying to build the perfect tree house. Throughout the book, the reader must find seven pigs, 5 forms of a letter, the letter before it, and the letter after it.

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alphabet, animals, assertiveness, family, goal setting, pig, play, sequence, shelter, siblings, woods

Frederick's fables

Lionni, Leo

Many animals go through several adventures. Some of them learn lessons, solve conflicts, and make discoveries.

Shall we play?

Hutchins, Pat

Woodland creatures try to decide what game to play. They decide to play hide-and-go-seek.

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animals, assertiveness, decision making, friendship, games, nature, play, recreation, woods

The dog narrating this story explains the wizard's curse and many other adventures that turn him into this book. He longs for the curse to be broken and for someone to save him from being the pages of a book. He wants someone to give him a loving home.

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anger, animals, birds, books, bull, car, dog, feelings, fish, frog, german, loneliness, magic, mountains, multicultural, rabbit, sheep, transportation, witches, woods

Ben and the porcupine

Carrick, Carol

Christopher's dog, Ben, has an encounter with a porcupine. Ben gets a nose full of quills. Christopher wants to protect Ben by keeping him tied up at night. Christopher's father helps him understand that Ben must learn to fend for himself. Christopher decides to let Ben go so they both would be happy.

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animals, companion, critical thinking, dog, family, love, loyalty, parents, porcupine, verbal communication, woods

Good morning, granny rose

Ludwig, Warren

Granny Rose and her dog, Henry, go for a walk in the woods and get stuck in a blizzard. Henry finds a cave for shelter, where the two run into a bear.

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animals, bear, discovery, dog, exercise, exploration, hibernation, nature, shelter, storm, walking, weather, woods

How the rabbit stole the moon

Moeri, Louise

All of the animals in the forest were sad because at night they could not see. All of the animals tried to get the sun to give them a little bit of light for the night. The rabbit stole some sun and created the moon and stars.

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animals, assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, coping, courage, critical thinking, fear, feelings, folktale, goal setting, moon, nature, peer resistance, rabbit, sight, woods

Wild and tame animals

Ipcar, Dahlov

Wild animals are tamed by humans to be used as pets and for work purposes in different parts of the world.

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animals, camel, cat, cow, dog, donkey, elephant, goat, horse, pets, pig, reindeer, sheep, woods

The snow cat

Khalsa, Dayal Kaur

Elsie, who lives alone in a snow-covered house on the edge of the woods, makes a friend when a huge snow cat comes to play with her.

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animals, cat, creativity, decision making, feelings, friendship, imagination, loneliness, nature, woods

Each living thing

Ryder, Joanne

Do you ever think about what things you have in common with everyone else on Earth?One thing is that we share our world with every living thing. Can you find the snake in the grass?The crabs on the pier?We share our world and we should take care of it.

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alligator, amphibians, animals, awareness, bat, bear, bee, birds, bodies of water, caring, change, community, conservation, decision making, discovery, duck, environment, garden, insects, nonverbal communication, owl, seagull, snail, snake, spider, toad, turtle, woods, worm

Jigsaw

Moss, Miriam

Different animals move through the woods and plants with some clues. At the end of the trip, why is there a wolf dressed in human clothing?

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animals, beach, bee, birds, bluebird, body parts, butterfly, clothing, critical thinking, deer, dragonfly, flowers, frog, insects, language, mystery, rabbit, rhyme, sequence, shells, squirrel, tree, turtle, water, wolf, woods, word association

Tomorrow on rocky pond

Reiser, Lynn

A child can't wait to go fishing on Rocky Pond so she can see animals and have picnics. It's a day full of adventure and fun.

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adventures, amphibians, animals, beaver, birds, boat, bodies of water, clothing, deer, dragonfly, duck, exercise, family, fish, fishing, five senses, food, frog, geography, insects, listening, maps, moose, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, observation, owl, parents, picnic, pond, rabbit, recreation, siblings, smell, spider, swimming, taste, touch, transportation, walking, woods

Major: The story of a black bear

McClung, Robert M.

A bear cub discovers the dangers and delights of the forest. The cub learns to hunt, fish, hibernate, and eventually chooses a mate.

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animals, baby, bear, critical thinking, decision making, family, growing up, nonverbal communication, plants, seasons, siblings, spring, winter, woods

Henry and the red stripes

Christelow, Eileen

Henry the Rabbit decides to paint himself with red stripes. Because of the stripes, a fox sees Henry and kidnaps him. Eventually, Henry is reunited with his parents and learns a lesson.

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animals, art, colors, decision making, fox, friendship, learning, parents, rabbit, reunion, verbal communication, woods

Caleb and kate

Steig, William

Caleb and Kate get into an argument, so Caleb leaves to go for a long walk in the woods where he meets a witch who puts a spell on him to changes him into a dog. In the end, burglars end up cutting off Caleb's foot (where the witch put the spell on him) in order to change him back to a man.

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animals, argument, change, conflict resolution, coping, dog, exercise, magic, nature, nonverbal communication, walking, witches, woods

Snake alley band

Nygaard, Elizabeth

The snakes of Snake Alley love their snake band. The snakes hiss and bop their tails to make a great sound together. One summer day, a cricket, frog, fish, bird, and turtle tell the littlest snake that they would like to be in a band and demonstrate their unique sounds. Snake only wants to be with his snake band until he realizes that they never sound different at all and maybe it would be nice to have the other musicians in the snake band too. The other snakes do not like his idea, so the littlest snake starts his own band with the cricket, frog, fish, bird, and turtle.

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amphibians, autumn, birds, bodies of water, cricket, fish, frog, insects, lake, music, noise, reptiles, seasons, sleep, snake, sounds, spring, turtle, verbal communication, winter, woods

Mousekin's golden house

Miller, Edna

A little mouse finds a jack-o-lantern in the woods and gives it a home. It protects him from predators and the cold air.

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acceptance, animals, assertiveness, autumn, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, friendship, halloween, holidays, mouse, nature, nonverbal communication, protection, refusal skills, safety, seasons, self esteem, woods

Sophie and the new baby

Anholt, Laurence

A new baby is coming, and Sophie's going to be a big sister!She helps her mother and father prepare for the arrival of the baby, but when her little brother is born, she wishes that her family could give him back!Sophie slowly begins to realize that having a new brother might not be so bad after all.

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acceptance, affection, anticipation, appreciation, attention, autumn, baby, birth, carriage, change, cold, conflict resolution, confusion, decision making, disappointment, dolls, family, feelings, giving, jealousy, loneliness, moon, morning, night, nonverbal communication, parents, patience, pregnancy, preparation, resentment, seasons, secrets, snow, spring, sun, verbal communication, walking, winter, woods

Every autumn comes the bear

Arnosky, Jim

A bear wakes up in autumn to get food and eventually hibernate. The big bear scares all the other animals.

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animals, assertiveness, autumn, bear, change, hunger, nonverbal communication, raccoon, wilderness, woods

It's the bear

Alborough, Jez

Eddie and his mother plan to have a picnic in the woods but a big bear comes and eats all the food.

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animals, bear, family, food, nutrition, picnic, rhyme, woods

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Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Browse Items (70 items total)

Pigs from a to z

Frederick's fables

Shall we play?

Open me...i'm a dog

Ben and the porcupine

Good morning, granny rose

How the rabbit stole the moon

Wild and tame animals

The snow cat

Each living thing

Jigsaw

Tomorrow on rocky pond

Major: The story of a black bear

Henry and the red stripes

Caleb and kate

Snake alley band

Mousekin's golden house

Sophie and the new baby

Every autumn comes the bear

It's the bear