Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Frannie's fruits | by Kimmelman, Leslie

A little girl and her family operate a fruit and vegetable stand near the beach with the help of their dog, Frannie. She enjoys seeing all the different customers come in and buy different things.

Keywords: animals, beach, careers, dog, food, helping, nutrition

Rover | by Rosen, Michael

This dog has three pet humans for whom he is responsible. He loves them and takes care of them. Sometimes they all go to the beach together. The littlest human, Rover, wanders away. No one can find her but the dog. When she is found, the dog promises never to let her out of his sight again.

Keywords: animals, beach, caring, crab, crustaceans, decision making, dog, family, feelings, friendship, goal setting, lost, love, parents, pets, playing, rescue, sand, seasons, sports, summer, vacation

Henry and mudge and the forever sea | by Rylant, Cynthia

Henry, the dog Mudge, and Henry's dad go to the beach for the day. They swim and play. When a wave carries Henry's toy into the ocean, Mudge risks his life to retrieve it.

Keywords: adventures, animals, beach, bodies of water, decision making, dog, exercise, family, helping, ocean, parents, pets, play, rescue, safety, swimming

Harry by the sea | by Zion, Gene

On a hot day at the beach, Harry cannot stay cool. He suddenly is covered with seaweed and everyone mistakes him as a sea monster, even his family!

Keywords: animals, beach, bodies of water, cold, dog, exercise, family, lost, mistake, monsters, nonverbal communication, parents, plants, sea, siblings, sun, uniqueness, verbal communication, walking

Story in the sand | by Myrus, Donald//Squillace, Albert

Jeff and his mother go to the beach for a day. Jeff runs around collecting things and drawing pictures in the sand. He meets a little girl, Jenny, and spends the day teaching her about art in the sand.

Keywords: animals, art, assertiveness, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, collection, creativity, dog, exploration, family, fear, feelings, fish, ocean, parents, play, seagull, transportation, verbal communication

Dogs don't wear sneakers | by Numeroff, Laura

Many different animals try to do unusual things such as dogs that wear sneakers. The reader is asked to imagine other funny scenarios with animals.

Keywords: animals, beach, bicycle, biking, cleanliness, dog, exercise, food, hygiene, nutrition, running, skating, swimming, taxi, transportation

Broderick | by Ormondroyd, Edward

Broderick, the mouse, is determined to be famous, so he goes against his friends advice and becomes a famous surfer.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, beach, careers, conflict resolution, determination, friendship, goal setting, mouse, peer resistance, play, self esteem, sports, swimming, verbal communication

Nate the great and the boring beach bag | by Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

Nate the Great is at the beach when Oliver, the pest, loses his beach bag. With the help of his dog, Sludge, and information from other children on the beach, Nate successfully solves the case of the missing bag.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, beach, conflict resolution, cooperation, coping, critical thinking, decision making, dog, friendship, goal setting, loss, mystery, problem solving

When i feel angry | by Spelman, Cornelia Maude

A little rabbit names situations that makes her angry. Depending on the situation, she chooses different activities to help reduce her anger. She attempts to work through her anger in a positive way.

Keywords: anger, animals, assertiveness, author's note, baseball, beach, bicycle, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, exercise, family, feelings, games, listening, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, sports, swimming, television, verbal communication

The way home | by Richardson, Judith Benet

Savi, a baby elephant, is left at the beach, because he did not want to return home with his mother. He becomes scared and finally follows a trail of bananas home.

Keywords: animals, baby, beach, bodies of water, curiosity, decision making, disobedience, elephant, family, fear, feelings, food, growing up, independence, loneliness, nutrition, parents, recreation, refusal skills, verbal communication

Weekend girl | by Hest, Amy

Sophie always spends a weekend with her grandparents when her parents take a trip to honeymoon cottage. Every year her grandparents have a special surprise, so she can hardly wait for this year's surprise.

Keywords: animals, beach, bodies of water, car, dancing, dog, exercise, family, feelings, five senses, food, grandparents, marriage, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, picnic, poetry, sadness, sea, seasons, self esteem, smell, summer, taste, transportation, travel, verbal communication, walking, weather

Jigsaw | by 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?

Keywords: 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

Let's count it out, jesse bear | by Carlstrom, Nancy White

Join Jesse Bear on his trip to an amusement park. Jesse Bear counts everything from his shoes to the bumper cars to the stars in the sky.

Keywords: activities, adventures, affection, animals, beach, bear, birds, clowns, counting, excitement, feelings, fun, happiness, love, numbers, poetry, rain, rhyme, stars, weather

One fine day | by Bang, Molly

From morning until bedtime, a child plays with toys to experience one fine day of activities.

Keywords: animals, beach, bear, car, cat, cleanliness, clouds, colors, five senses, food, friendship, hygiene, nutrition, play, rain, shadows, sleep, sounds, sun, toys, wind

Ziggy piggy and the three little pigs | by Asch, Frank

A new character is added to the story of the three little pigs, changing the tale to four little pigs. The fourth pig saves his brothers from the wolf by being resourceful.

Keywords: anger, animals, beach, boat, celebration, conflict, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, destruction, family, goal setting, hard work, homeless, intelligence, pig, problem solving, rescue, running away, safety, security, shelter, siblings, stress management, wolf, worry

This land is your land | by Guthrie, Woody

The traditional lyrics of the popular song, This Land Is Your Land, are combined with painted illustrations that represent the words and meaning of the song. America and her countryside are portrayed in a positive light through the text and illustrations.

Keywords: american, author's note, beach, bodies of water, culture, desert, folktale, forest, habitat, history, maps, music, ocean, patriotism, poetry, rhyme, song

B is for buckeye: An ohio alphabet | by Schonberg, Marcia

From A to Z, various facts about Ohio are given. Each letter of the alphabet represents past and present symbols and accomplishments of the state of Ohio. Johnny Appleseed, eight presidents, Quaker Oats, and the Underground Railroad are all associated with Ohio.

Keywords: airplane, alphabet, animals, astronaut, beach, bee, birds, bodies of water, butterfly, cardinal, cow, deer, exploration, farm, garden, history, insects, inventions, ladybug, lake, recreation, rocks, sequence, ship, space, squirrel, transportation, underground railroad, war, zoo

The drums of noto hanto | by James, J. Alison

This true story tells the tale of a Japanese village defeating their enemy samurai. The villagers use their minds instead of weapons to scare the samurai. Wearing wild masks, setting fires on the beach, and playing the drums of Noto Hanto, kept the village safe.

Mornings beach | by Baker, Leslie

At the beach, a mother sees the same characteristics of herself in her daughter. Her day is complete just by watching her daughter have fun.

Keywords: adventures, assertiveness, beach, companion, critical thinking, food, goal setting, happiness, kindness, morning, nonverbal communication, nutrition, picnic, self esteem, verbal communication

Greetings from sandy beach | by Graham, Bob

A young girl and her family go camping at the beach. They make new friends and do interesting things such as playing different games at the beach.

Keywords: adventures, beach, camping, decision making, family, friendship, games, ocean, self esteem, stress management, summer, verbal communication

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