Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Yucka drucka droni | by Radunsky, Vladimir//Radunsky, Eugenia

Three brothers, Yuck, Yucka-Druck, and Yucka-Drucka-Droni, are very different but get along just fine. They meet three sisters, Zippa, Zippa Drippa, and Zippa-Drippa-Limpomponi who make the brothers very happy. The brothers each marry one of the sisters and they then each have one child. The families live together in a big house with a cat, a dog, a pig, and a frog.

Keywords: airplane, animals, boat, family, happiness, instruments, marriage, parents

Tar beach | by Ringgold, Faith

A young, 8 year old, African American girl dreams of flying above her Harlem home and having the many things she sees. She speaks of her wish to have money and liberation for her family and herself.

Keywords: african american, airplane, art, creativity, discrimination, dreams, family, freedom, goal setting, imagination, money, multicultural, nonverbal communication, poverty, quilt, self esteem, transportation

The minpins | by Dahl, Roald

Little Billy isn't supposed to go into the forest of sin, but he is a curious young boy. When he disobeys his mother and goes into the scary forest, he finds much more than a mean monster - he find new friends.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, birds, bodies of water, dragons, friendship, lake, mythical, swan, transportation

Penguin dreams | by Seibold, J. Otto

In the wild and colorful dreams of a young penguin, the adventure unfolds. In his dreams Chongo-Chingi and his friend Icicle-Barnicle fly with airplanes and geese and see many wacky scenes.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, animals, bedtime, creativity, dreams, excitement, nonverbal communication, penguin, sleep, transportation, vision

Max | by Graham, Bob

Max is the son of the legendary superheroes Captain Lightning and Madam Thunderbolt. His family has high expectations for him to follow in their footsteps and become a superhero too. Now he just needs to learn how to fly. After many persistent tries, Max still can't keep himself off the ground. His family is supportive and determined to get him to fly. Will this confidence be enough to help him fly like the birds?

Keywords: accomplishment, adventures, airplane, baby, birds, bully, challenges, community, confidence, courage, determination, embarrassment, encouragement, family, frustration, grandparents, growing up, heroism, learning, parakeet, parents, peer resistance, persistence, pride, rescue, school, self esteem, transportation

Journey home | by McKay, Lawrence

Mai is going along with her mom to Vietnam, where mom hopes to find her mother and father, who were separated during the Vietnam War. There Mia learns about where her mom came from and gains a new sense of identity and feeling of home.

Keywords: acceptance, airplane, beliefs, birthday, celebration, culture, divorce, family, foster care, identification, multicultural, orphan, religion, transportation, travel, vietnamese, war

So far from the sea | by Bunting, Eve

Laura and her family are moving, so they are coming to visit the Manzanar War Relocation Center one last time. Years ago, this center was used to house anyone living in the United States that were of Japanese descent. These people were forced to leave their homes and come to the center because Japan bombed the United States. The center is bare now except for all of the memories and the cemetary, including her grandfather's grave.

Keywords: acceptance, airplane, american, anger, anticipation, assertiveness, author's note, awareness, bias, bravery, change, citizen, cold, community, conflict, confusion, critical thinking, crow, culture, death, differences, discrimination, diversity, family, fear, feelings, flowers, forgiveness, generations, ghosts, grandparents, growing up, history, illness, japanese, loss, memories, monuments, mountains, moving, prison, sea, sky, snow, survival, verbal communication, war

Everything about easter rabbits | by Roser, Wiltrud

As everyone knows, the Easter Rabbit comes on Easter Sunday. But did you know there are many different kinds of Easter rabbits?Let's learn about the funny and interesting characteristics of each kind!

Keywords: airplane, animals, boat, car, differences, easter, family, holidays, humor, motorcycle, rabbit, siblings, similarities, traditions, transportation

The farm summer 1942 | by Hall, Donald

Peter goes on a trip to a farm to visit his father and experiences many adventures.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, family, farm, grandparents, parents, train, transportation, working mother

Leaping lizards | by Murphy, J. Stuart

Through rhyme and rhythm, this story focuses on counting skills by 5s and 10s. The lizards are set for a show to begin. However, snake cannot find all of the lizards! One by one, five by five, and ten by ten, the reptiles begin to arrive by air, sea, car and bicycle. The finale includes a fifty leaping lizards show!

Keywords: airplane, author's note, balloon, boat, car, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, identification, insects, lizard, math, nonverbal communication, problem solving, reptiles, rhyme, rhythm, self esteem, sequence, skills, snake, teamwork, transportation, verbal communication

Thaddeus | by Herzig, Alison Cragin

Great-Great Uncle Thaddeus always gives unique birthday presents to his nephew. This year Uncle Thaddeus gives him best present ever. The present is a book about all the birthdays they have shared together. Their relationship grows stronger as they grow older.

Keywords: airplane, animals, assertiveness, baseball, birds, birthday, camel, christmas, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, hummingbird, hurricane, memories, nutrition, presents, rabbit, sadness, self esteem, snow, sports, storm, stress management, transportation, verbal communication, weather, wind

The airplane alphabet book | by Pallotta, Jerry//Stillwell, Fred

Learn about the alphabet while gaining knowledge about different airplanes throughout history. Observe how airplanes have changed and progressed through time.

Keywords: accomplishment, airplane, alphabet, classification, conflict resolution, critical thinking, differences, discovery, goal setting, history, inventions, machines, sequence, transportation

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