Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Matt's grandfather | by Lundgren, Max

Matt and his family go to visit Matt's grandfather in a retirement home for his eighty-fifth birthday. Matt's grandfather is old and he forgets a lot. At first, Matt is afraid of his grandfather, but when they go for a walk in the park, he learns that older people are not so scary.

Keywords: aging, birthday, car, celebration, decision making, exercise, family, generations, grandparents, learning, parents, retirement, self esteem, shyness, transportation, verbal communication, walking

Flower garden | by Bunting, Eve

A young girl and her father buy flowers at the grocery and prepare a flower box for her mother's birthday.

Keywords: african american, birthday, bus, butterfly, caring, celebration, family, food, garden, holidays, insects, ladybug, multicultural, nutrition, parents, plants, shelter, shopping, surprises, transportation

Roger loses his marbles! | by Gretz, Susanna

Roger's aunt comes for a birthday party and stays in his room. He cannot find his marbles and gets angry at his aunt, who later finds them. They play after everyone is asleep.

Keywords: anger, birthday, conflict resolution, family, feelings, games, holidays, nonverbal communication, party, play, recreation, responsibilities, shelter

Billy and the blaze | by Anderson, C.W.

Billy is a young boy who gets a pony for his birthday. He names the pony Blaze. The two become close friends. They enter a horse show together.

Keywords: animals, birthday, decision making, dreams, friendship, goal setting, pets, pony

Wheels | by Hughes, Shirley

Carlos is jealous of his friend Billy's new bicycle. He desperately wants a new one for his upcoming birthday. He realizes that friends are important and gets an unexpected better gift for his birthday.

Keywords: birthday, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, friendship, holidays, jealousy, nonverbal communication, presents, self esteem, verbal communication

A birthday for frances | by Hoban, Russell

Frances buys a candy bar for Gloria's birthday then thinks about how she can keep it or eat part of it. However, her heart softens and she decides Gloria should have it all.

Keywords: birthday, conflict resolution, family, food, giving, greed, honesty, love, nonverbal communication, nutrition, presents, sharing, siblings, verbal communication

Mr. rabbit and the lovely present | by Zolotow, C.

A girl looks for a birthday present for her mother. She has no money so she asks Mr. Rabbit for help. She tells Mr. Rabbit the various colors that her mom likes. In the end, her mother receives a beautiful fruit basket.

Keywords: animals, birthday, colors, conflict resolution, decision making, food, holidays, nutrition, poverty, presents, rabbit, stress management, verbal communication

The oreo cookie counting book | by Albee, Sarah

From 10 to 1, it's Oreo counting fun. Practice counting down from 10 to 1 with the help of Oreo cookies. Oh, some friends have come along to help. Turn the page and find out how many Oreos are left.

Keywords: activities, animals, baby, bear, beverage, birthday, cat, celebration, counting, dog, elephant, food, magic, numbers, nutrition, rabbit, sequence, sharing, zoo

Martin's hats | by Blos, Joan W.

Join Martin and his many different hats as he explores caves, joins a birthday party, engineers a train, puts out a fire, and even welds a girder.

Keywords: adventures, birthday, celebration, clothing, exploration, fire, imagination, train, transportation

Birthday presents | by Rylant, Cynthia

The celebration of a little girl's birthday begins as soon as she is born. As each year passes, her personality, behavior, and presents change. Her parents celebrate the special moments of growing up by surrounding her with love, presents, and memories.

Keywords: animals, baby, birth, birthday, cat, celebration, conflict resolution, family, feelings, food, growing up, happiness, health, illness, love, moon, nonverbal communication, presents, sadness, sky, stars, toys, verbal communication

Make a wish, molly | by Cohen, Barbara

A young Russian Jewish girl has difficulties assimilating with the American culture. Making friends is difficult for Molly when other children cannot understand her background. A special birthday celebration finally brings the girls together.

Keywords: birthday, change, conflict resolution, feelings, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, peer resistance, self esteem, stereotypes, traditions

Aunt ceecee, aunt belle, and mama's surprise | by Quattlebaum, Mary

Mama's birthday is coming soon and even though she says she doesn't want a big fuss, her daughter knows better. With her aunts' help, she plans a birthday surprise. Planning was the easy part though, actually getting the party ready on time will be difficult, especially if no one does their part. In the end, only a take-charge kind of person will be able to surprise Mama.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, birthday, cat, celebration, cooperation, family, food, goal setting, nutrition, parents, party, preparation, presents, procrastination, secrets, sharing, siblings, storytelling, surprises, teamwork, telephone, verbal communication

Bunny money | by Wells, Rosemary

Max and Ruby go shopping to get a birthday present for Grandma. They spend their money on other things however, and don't have enough for what they want to get. Grandma is happy with her present at the end anyway.

Keywords: animals, birthday, critical thinking, family, feelings, frustration, grandparents, happiness, holidays, money, nonverbal communication, presents, shopping, siblings, stress management, verbal communication

It's my birthday too! | by Jonell, Lynne//Mathers, Petra

It is Christopher's birthday and his family is getting ready for his birthday party. Chirstopher's little brother, Robbie, wants to have a birthday too. Christopher tells Robbie that he can't come to his party and that he would rather have a puppy than a brother. Robbie acts like a puppy during the party and Christopher decides he likes having a little brother after all.

Keywords: birthday, celebration, critical thinking, family, feelings, games, holidays, party, patience, pretend, siblings

Power and glory | by Rodda, Emily

For his birthday, a young boy gets a video game and keeps playing until he wins.

Keywords: birthday, family, feelings, frustration, games, goal setting, holidays, nonverbal communication, parents, persistence, presents, siblings, skills, stress management, verbal communication

What zeesie saw on delancey street | by Rael, Wlsa Okon

On her 7th birthday, Zeesie goes with Mama and Papa to her first party where suprise packages are auctioned off to raise money. While there she explores a secret money room, and learns a lesson about money, generosity, and the importance of community.

Keywords: birthday, celebration, community, critical thinking, family, feelings, food, happiness, holidays, immigrants, Jewish, money, nonverbal communication, parents, party, sharing, stress management, verbal communication

Happy birthday | by Harris, Robie H.

A child is born and loved from the very first day of his life. Though long and tiring, the day of birth is filled with hearing voices, seeing faces, and many more wonderful things.

Keywords: baby, birth, birthday, family, feelings, five senses, grandparents, happiness, holidays, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication

Don't forget | by Lakin, Patricia

Sarah shares secrets with her neighbors, the Singers, who are Holocaust survivors. She talks with them while out shopping for ingredients for her mother's birthday cake. An orange, cake flour, baking powder, sugar, and eggs are part of the birthday surprise.

Keywords: birthday, celebration, community, family, food, helping, history, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, neighbors, nutrition, secrets

Truman's aunt farm | by Rattigan, Jama Kim

Truman's Aunt Fran sends him an aunt farm for his birthday. Hundreds of aunts appear at Truman's house. He cares for them until he runs out of room. Truman puts a sign in his yard which says that the aunts are free to good homes. Girls and boys line up at Truman's house and each take an aunt home.

Keywords: ant, birthday, caring, celebration, family, humor, insects, misunderstanding, presents, surprises

Bunny cakes | by Wells, Rosemary

Young Max and his older sister Ruby are making cakes for their grandmother's birthday. Max adds ingredients for his cake to the shopping list, but the grocer doesn't know what it says until Max thinks to draw a picture of what he wants.

Keywords: animals, birthday, communication, critical thinking, family, feelings, food, frustration, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, nonverbal communication, persistence, shopping, siblings, stress management, verbal communication, writing

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