Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Five bad boys, billy que and the dustdobbin | by Patron, Susan

Billy Que learns an important lesson from the dustbobbin under his bed. Billy learns to think before he speaks.

Keywords: assertiveness, bedtime, cleanliness, conflict resolution, friendship, height, presents, stress management

Poinsettia and the firefighters | by Bond, Felicia

Poinsettia becomes afraid her first night alone in her new room because it is dark and there are many strange noises. She spots a fire outside her window and the firefighters become her nighttime friends.

Keywords: bedtime, fear, fire, friendship, night

50 below zero | by Munsch, Robert

Jason is repeatedly awakened from the noises his father makes when he is sleep walking. The last straw is when he finds him outside in the snow with only his pajamas on.

Keywords: bath, bedtime, chaos, clothing, cold, conflict, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, five senses, frustration, goal setting, helping, illness, night, nonverbal communication, problem solving, protection, sleep, sounds, stress management, winter

City rhythms | by Grifalconi, Ann

Jimmy's dad talks about keeping up with the rhythm of the city, but Jimmy doesn't understand what his dad means until the end of the summer when Jimmy makes the city rhythms his own.

Keywords: activities, african american, bedtime, community, family, five senses, multicultural, parents, rhythm, seasons, summer

Faraway drums | by Kroll, Virginia

Jamila has the important responsibility of watching her little sister when their mom goes to work. While trying to ignore unfamiliar creepy sounds, Jamila comforts her sister and herself by recalling their grandmother's stories about their native homeland, Africa.

And if the moon could talk | by Banks, Kate

A young child gets ready for bed. Her father reads her a book, and her mother tucks her into bed. Soon, she is fast asleep and dreaming. The moon watches from outside as the world prepares for nightfall.

Keywords: animals, beach, bedtime, boat, books, crab, desert, donkey, dreams, family, fire, five senses, lion, lizard, moon, night, parents, rabbit, reading, sleep, stars, storytelling, wind

All about you | by Anholt, Catherine//Anholt, Laurence

Everyone is different, no one is quite the same. Discover all about you!How do you feel today?Are you hungry?Each time it's a new story.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, bat, bath, bear, bedtime, birds, camel, cat, celebration, cleanliness, climbing, cow, dancing, dog, donkey, duck, exercise, family, feelings, fish, food, frog, goat, goose, gorilla, grandparents, happiness, hygiene, jumping, library, mole, monkey, moose, nutrition, ox, parents, party, picnic, pool, running, sadness, school, seal, sheep, siblings, skipping, sleep, sliding, snail, walrus, whale, wolf, zoo

Dark closets and noises in the night | by Colman, Penny

Ever since they moved into their new house, Susan and Alex are scared to sleep in their own rooms. Alex is scared of his dark closet, and Susan is fearful of the noises that go bump in the night. Each uses their imagination and creative minds to solve their problems.

Keywords: accomplishment, bedtime, change, coping, creativity, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, goal setting, happiness, imagination, moving, night, nonverbal communication, problem solving, siblings, stress management

The monster bed | by Willis, Jeanne//Varley, S.

A young monster is afraid that humans are going to come and get him so he sleeps under his bed to hide. A little boy enters his cave and goes to sleep on his bed. When they see each other, they are both scared away.

Keywords: bedtime, cave, decision making, fear, feelings, monsters, nonverbal communication, sleep, verbal communication

Old woman and the willy nilly man | by Wright, Jill

The Little Old Woman who lives in the woods has not gotten a good night's rest because every night her shoes get up and dance. She visits a very scary man, the Willy Nilly Man, to ask for his help.

Keywords: bedtime, clothing, conflict resolution, dancing, fear, feelings, forgiveness, magic, night, sleep, travel, woods

Rodney's inside story | by Barasch, Lynne

Mom tells a story to Baby Gray about Rodney Rabbit, who lives in a cabbage and has vegetable toys and furniture.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, family, food, nutrition, play, rabbit, shapes, sleep, storytelling

Bonaparte | by Chall, Marsha Wilson

Jean Claude is going to boarding school, but no dogs are allowed at La School d'Excellence. Poor Bonaparte must find a way to be with Jean Claude!

Keywords: animals, architecture, assertiveness, bedtime, careers, caring, compromise, critical thinking, culture, determination, disappointment, dog, family, feelings, food, french, friendship, frustration, happiness, health, instruments, loneliness, love, monuments, multicultural, music, nutrition, parents, pets, problem solving, rules, sadness, school

No such thing | by Koller, Jackie French

Howard is afraid to sleep in his new room. He is constantly calling out for his mommy, because he thinks he hears a monster under his bed. When Howard meets the little monster under his bed (who is really afraid of the boy above his bed), Howard is no longer afraid.

Keywords: bedtime, conflict resolution, family, fear, feelings, imagination, monsters, night, noise, parents, pretend, sadness, shadows, sleep, verbal communication

My father who has 10 children | by Guettier, Benedicte

A devoted father works hard to take care of his ten children day and night. He decides to get away and sail around the world, until he realizes something is missing and returns home.

Keywords: bath, bedtime, boat, car, child care, clothing, cooking, counting, family, fishing, food, grandparents, numbers, parents, relaxation, school, sleep, stress management, transportation

Baby loves | by Lawrence, Michael

Baby loves so many things, including Mommy and Daddy, slippers, food, rain, and bathtime. Each thing is loved more than the last. But Mommy and Daddy love baby more than anything in the world.

Keywords: animals, baby, bath, bedtime, cat, family, feelings, flowers, food, grandparents, love, nutrition, parents, plants, rain, sun, toys, weather

Just dessert | by Powell, Polly

The apple family finish their dinner and desert, but Pasty wasn't quite full yet. Pasty wants that last piece of cake. Her mom tells her that she can not eat it. That piece of cake is on Pasty's mind all night long. After everyone was asleep, Pasty goes downstairs to get the cake. Pasty's journey to the cake provides her with obstacles of the mind.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, bear, bedtime, birds, cat, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, fear, feelings, five senses, food, ghosts, goal setting, imagination, monsters, night, nutrition, parents, tiger, verbal communication

The butterfly | by Polacco, Patricia

When a little girls meets a ghost which turns out to be a girl that is hiding in the cellar with the rest of her family from the Nazi's. They form a friendship that is strong. But the friendship is broken up by the sudden movement of her and her family. But butterflies show that everything is fine even though they are apart.

Keywords: animals, author's note, bedtime, butterfly, decision making, family, feelings, french, hanukkah, happiness, holidays, Jewish, language, multicultural, parents, prejudice, racism, religion, sadness, self esteem, separation, stress management, verbal communication, war

Ghost's hour, spook's hour | by Bunting, Eve

A young boy wakes up around midnight to no electricity, scary sounds, and the howling wind. He gets really scared, but his parents comfort him.

Keywords: bedtime, companion, family, fear, feelings, night, parents, pets, protection, sounds

While the moon shines bright | by Peterson, Jeanne Whitehouse

This story is a bedtime chant about a little boy who is too excited to sleep. His grandfather tells him to clean the house, get ready for bed, drink some milk, rock on his lap, listen to stories and finally kiss him goodnight.

Keywords: assertiveness, bedtime, decision making, family, goal setting, grandparents, self esteem, sleep

Trick-or-treat for diabetes: A halloween story for kids living with diabetes | by Gosselin, Kim

Halloween is quickly approaching. Sarah is feeling sad because she knows that she cannot eat as many sweets as her friends. This is because Sarah has diabetes. Sarah and her mother eventually learn that Halloween is not all about candy; it's about having fun.

Keywords: author's note, autumn, bedtime, caring, diabetes, family, feelings, food, friendship, fun, games, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, medicine, money, nonverbal communication, nurse, parents, party, sadness, school, seasons, verbal communication

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