Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Holiday for edith and the bears | by Wright, D.

A doll, Edith, and Little Bear are told about boats by Big Bear. Little Bear is told not to go on a boat, but he and Edith disobey and get lost in the big ocean. Big Bear saves them and they learn their lesson about going on a boat by themselves.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bear, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, disobedience, dolls, goal setting, learning, lost, ocean, refusal skills, rescue, safety, transportation, verbal communication

Complete adventures of curious george | by Rey, Al//Rey, H.A.

A compilation of Curious George stories show his adventures which range from getting a job, riding a bike, getting a medal, flying a kite, learning the alphabet, and going to the hospital.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, balloon, bicycle, boat, bodies of water, books, circus, conflict resolution, curiosity, decision making, doctor, elephant, emotions, fire, hospital, kite, letters, monkey, newspaper, river, sequence, symbols, verbal communication, work, writing

Seven brave women | by Hearne, Betsy

A young girl tells the story of her family's history. She explains how each of her female ancestors played a very important role in the shaping of this family's history.

Keywords: aging, airplane, anger, animals, art, author's note, basketball, boat, careers, coping, farm, feelings, flowers, german, god, grandparents, history, horse, hospital, instruments, loneliness, loss, medicine, multicultural, music, native american, parents, school, science, sports, storytelling, transportation, war

Grandmas at the lake | by McCully, Emily Arnold

Pip and Ski go on a camping trip with their Grandmas Nan and Sal who cannot agree on anything. The kids do not have any fun until they take a boat into the middle of the lake, and the Grandmas learned to compromise.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, camping, compromise, conflict resolution, decision making, family, grandparents, happiness, lake, summer, verbal communication, walking

Bayberry bluff | by Lent, Blair

Bayberry Bluff starts out as a summer tenting island but some of the campers wish to extend their visit. The campers stay and the little island becomes a small village with houses instead of tents.

Keywords: boat, change, community, island, seasons, summer, transportation, vacation

The boats on the river | by Flack, Marjorie

There are many, many different kinds of boats that float down the river. The river comes from the mountains, by the city, and out to the sea.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, community, fog, mountains, river, sea, transportation, weather

One lighthouse, one moon | by Lobel, Anita

Nini the cat takes an exciting journey in which he discovers the concepts of color, days of the week, months of the year, and numbers. Nini sees a different colored pair of shoes each day of the week, explores a variety of activities during each month of the year, and counting the sights that surround the sea where he finally comes to one hundred stars and one moon lighting up the sky around the lighthouse.

Keywords: birth, boat, christmas, clothing, colors, Days of the Week, discovery, exploration, flag, fourth of july, goose, hanukkah, holidays, month, moon, numbers, pelican, sea, seagull, seasons, sequence, sky, stars, thanksgiving, valentine's day, whale

Changes, changes | by Hutchins, Pat

Two dolls work together to build various things. They build a house, a boat, and a train out of wooden blocks. (A Wordless Book)

Keywords: boat, change, colors, cooperation, creativity, dolls, feelings, happiness, sadness, toys, train, transportation

Sheep in wolves' clothing | by Kitamura, Satoshi

Three sheep go to the beach for the last swim of the year and ask some wolves to watch their fleecy coats. When they return from their swim, they find that their wool is gone. They hire a detective to solve the mystery of their stolen wool.

Keywords: adventures, animals, beach, boat, car, clothing, conflict resolution, crime, critical thinking, fight, golf, investigation, mystery, nonverbal communication, robbery, sand, sheep, sports, transportation, trick, verbal communication, water, wolf

Bobby shafto's gone to sea | by Taylor, Mark

This is a story about a man who had no experience on a ship. When he was forced to sail, he ruined everything. However, in the end he managed to save the ship with his musical talent.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, music, safety, sea, transportation, verbal communication

Noah's ark | by Haley, Gail E.

Noah dreams about an empty zoo with extinct animal signs, so he builds an ark to save the animals from the badly polluted environment.

Keywords: animals, boat, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dreams, environment, helping, verbal communication, zoo

The maggie b. | by Haas, Irene

A little girl wishes she could sail all day on a boat. Her wish comes true when she gets to sail on a boat named for her best friend, maggie b.

Keywords: assertiveness, boat, bravery, conflict resolution, decision making, dreams, friendship, imagination, nonverbal communication, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

Coral island | by Mordivnoff, Nicolas

Terii dreams of growing bigger so he can become a pearl-shell diver like his Uncle Teopu. Uncle Teopu always tells Terii that he will grow bigger when Teopu's hat is all worn out. Whe Terii saves the hat from Kaveka, Uncle Teopu let Terii paddle the canoe. After he saves Teopu from a shark, Terii is ready to become a diver.

Keywords: activities, animals, assertiveness, beach, birds, boat, bodies of water, careers, cat, celebration, dog, dreams, exercise, feelings, fishing, food, fun, growing up, happiness, horse, island, nonverbal communication, nutrition, party, relief, running, sea, shark, swimming, verbal communication, walking

Watch the stars come out (Mira como salen las estrellas) | by Levinson, Riki

A girl's grandma tells her a bedtime story on Friday night of her mother's journey to the New World. She tells the girl how much she is like her great grandmother.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, courage, family, grandparents, ocean, siblings, similarities, stars, storytelling, transportation, travel

Tim in danger | by Ardizzone, Edward

Ginger, a little boy, runs away to live on a ship, and Tim and Charlotte go after him. They both join the crew on another ship and work. Their ship collides with Ginger's ship. Ginger comes aboard. They all work and go back home to their parents.

Keywords: assertiveness, birthday, boat, bodies of water, critical thinking, decision making, family, fog, food, goal setting, holidays, nutrition, ocean, parents, stress management, train, transportation, verbal communication, weather

The thanksgiving story | by Dalgliesh, Alice

The pilgrims voyage across the ocean from England to the new world. Many hardships await them in America, but they are determined to get there. After a long, cold winter and a beautiful spring, summer and autumn, the pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving with the Indians.

Keywords: baby, boat, bodies of water, family, food, holidays, multicultural, native american, nutrition, ocean, parents, thanksgiving, transportation

Lobster boat | by Guiberson, Brenda

Tommy and his uncle Russ spend the day out on the lobster boat pulling up traps and eventually selling what they catch.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, careers, crustaceans, family, fishing, fog, food, lobster, nutrition, ocean, recreation, transportation, weather

Sea tale | by Haley, Gail E.

A love story is told between a mortal man and a mystical creature.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, determination, love, mermaids, mythical, sea, transportation

Katie Morag delivers the mail | by Hedderwick, Mairi

Wednesdays are very hectic at the post office on the Isle of Struay, especially today with baby Liam teething. Katie Morag decides to help out by delivering the mail until she runs into some deep water. With her confidence and the help of her grandmother, Katie successfully solves her dilema.

Keywords: anger, baby, boat, bodies of water, conflict resolution, correspondence, critical thinking, family, feelings, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, island, lake, sadness, self esteem, teeth, transportation

My grandpa and the sea | by Orr, Katherine

A little girl and her grandpa go fishing on a boat. Grandpa starts a sea moss farm when he loses his job as a fisherman.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, careers, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, farm, fish, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, island, nonverbal communication, recreation, sea, technology, verbal communication

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