Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

10 minutes till bedtime | by Rathmann, Peggy

When dad yells 10 minutes till bedtime, the hamster parade shows up to take you on a tour to get ready for bed. From the kitchen to the bath and the bedroom the hamsters help along each step of the way to make getting ready for bed fun.

Keywords: animation, bath, bedtime, books, chaos, counting, creativity, family, fun, hygiene, love, numbers, parents, routine, sequence, teeth, time, toys

Beware of the storybook wolves | by Child, Lauren

Herb loves being read storybooks by his mother, as long as she takes the books out of his room when she is done. Tonight though, his mother gets distracted and forgets the book. As Herb is just about to fall asleep, two wolves jump out of the book with the intention of eating him. Herb must now find a way to keep them from eating him. With the help of a fairy godmother (from another book!), Herb escapes the hungry wolves.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, books, caterpillar, critical thinking, dreams, fable, fear, feelings, five senses, food, godmother, magic, peer resistance, smell, storytelling, stress management, telephone, witches, wolf

Cowboy bunnies | by Loomis, Christine

Little rabbits acting as cowboys spend their day playing, eating, swimming, and having fun. When they grow tired, their parents put them to bed.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, cowboys, dancing, decision making, exercise, food, illness, music, nutrition, play, rabbit, ranch, rhyme

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed | by Christelow, Eileen

Five little monkey experience the consequences of jumping on the bed because their mama called the doctor and the doctor said, No more monkeys jumping on the bed!

Keywords: animals, bedtime, concepts, counting, decision making, disobedience, excitement, exercise, family, feelings, happiness, health, injury, jumping, monkey, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, playing, safety, siblings, verbal communication

One monkey too many | by Koller, Jackie French

When one monkey too many jumps on a bike, trouble is right around the corner. Only two monkeys on the golf cart at once!Add three more monkeys and disaster strikes. These monkeys need help at a restaurant, going to bed, and illustrating this book!

Keywords: animals, art, bedtime, beverage, bicycle, biking, boat, bodies of water, books, counting, decision making, exercise, food, golf, lake, mischief, monkey, restaurant, rules, safety, sports, transportation

Dawn | by Shulevitz, Uri

At nighttime, a grandfather and his grandson are asleep under a tree. Soon, the animals, the grandfather and the grandson begin to awaken - it is dawn!

Keywords: animals, bedtime, family, grandparents, nature, night, nonverbal communication, sharing, sleep

Just another ordinary day | by Clement, Rod

Amanda does not have ordinary days!She straps on wings to fly downstairs to breakfast and is driven to school by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Once at school, she eats a gourmet lunch served by a butler. After school, Amanda's mom picks her up on an elephant and takes her home to her pet lion. In the end, Amanda needs a lot of sleep because it has been just another ordinary day.

Keywords: alien, animals, assertiveness, bedtime, car, dinosaur, elephant, family, fly, food, friendship, lion, nutrition, parents, school, self esteem, sleep, transportation

Sleepers | by Khalsa, Dayal Kaur

A young girl will not go to sleep. She knows that people sleep other places and proceeds to go through them all. By the time she finishes, she is asleep herself.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bedtime, creativity, goal setting, refusal skills, self esteem, shelter, sleep, verbal communication

When the rooster crowed | by Lillie, Patricia

All of the animals must sound at once before the farmer will get out of bed.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, chicken, cow, decision making, family, farm, horse, morning, noise, pig, sounds, verbal communication

The howling dog | by Pearson, Tracey Campbell

A howling dog howls and barks all night until the entire town is awake. The howling dog is no longer lonely, so she stops howling and barking. The town goes back to sleep and so does the howling dog.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, cat, chaos, community, confusion, dog, loneliness, mischief, night, sleep

The star rocker | by Slate, Joseph

Old Cassie lives on a floating raft. One night, she tries to quiet the fears of her animal friends, by singing a lullaby near the pond.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, bodies of water, fear, feelings, friendship, music, nature, night, pond, song, stress management, verbal communication

Slumber party! | by Caseley, Judith

Zoe decides to have a slumber party for her birthday celebration. She invites four of her friends, and they celebrate with pizza and chocolate cake. After a couple of conflicts at bedtime, they all fall asleep with the help of Zoe's mom.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, birthday, celebration, creativity, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, nutrition, parents, party, preparation, restaurant, sleep, storytelling, teeth

Get out of bed! | by Munsch, Robert

Any stays up too late watching television and does not make it to breakfast with her family. They decide to take Amy to school in her bed because she was going to be late. At school the principal tries to wake her up but she keeps sleeping. Her teacher covers reading, math, and art, and her friends go to the gym, recess, and lunch-- all while Amy sleeps!The next day, Amy's habit is hilariously contagious!

Keywords: animals, art, bedtime, birds, cat, dog, dreams, exercise, family, food, math, nutrition, parents, play, reading, school, siblings, sleep, sounds, teaching, television, working mother

Bedtime, zachary! | by Blaustein, Muriel

Zachary is a young tiger cub who simply refuses to go to bed. One night, his parents decide to teach him a lesson and let Zachary be the parent-an he learns a lesson!

Keywords: animals, bedtime, conflict resolution, misbehavior, parents, sleep, tiger

Little rabbit goes to sleep | by Johnston, Tony

A little rabbit can't fall asleep because he is afraid of the dark. But his grandfather helps him get over his fear by appreciating the moon, stars, and crickets of the night. He is no longer afraid.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, conflict resolution, cricket, family, fear, feelings, grandparents, insects, moon, rabbit, sleep, stars

Hey!Get off our train | by Burningham, John

A little boy dreams that he travels in his toy train and picks up a lot of different animals on his journey who are in trouble.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, environment, extinction, rescue, train, transportation, travel

Tell me something happy before I go to sleep | by Dunbar, Joyce

Willa is having a hard time falling asleep because she is afraid that she will have bad dreams. So she asks her brother Willouhgby to tell her something happy to help her have good dreams instead. Willoughby helps Willa out and they both eagerly await the morning.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, clothing, conflict resolution, dreams, fear, feelings, food, happiness, love, morning, night, rabbit, siblings, sleep, toys

How do dinosaurs say goodnight? | by Yolen, Jane//Teague, Mark

Do dinosaurs say goodnight in the same way that people say goodnight?A dinosaur says goodnight to Papa in quite a different way than when Mamma comes in to turn off the light.

Keywords: affection, animals, bedtime, decision making, dinosaur, emotions, family, feelings, frustration, night, parents, resolution, rhyme, rules, sleep, verbal communication

Cowboy small | by Lenski, Lois

Cowboy Small takes care of his horse Cactus and rides him around the ranch. He does jobs like fixing the fence and rounding up the cows.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, careers, cow, cowboys, critical thinking, decision making, food, nutrition, ranch, responsibilities, sleep, stress management, verbal communication, water

Bedtime for frances | by Hoban, Russell

It's France's bedtime but she isn't very tired, so she makes up an alphabet song, imagines a tiger, sees a giant, and learns that the wind has a job before she falls asleep.

Keywords: animals, badger, bedtime, family, food, giants, hygiene, night, nutrition, responsibilities, sleep

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