Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Everything to spend the night | by Paul, Ann Whitford

A little girl packs her bag full of things she will need for an overnight at her grandparents. She brings, snacks, toys, clothes, a toothbrush, and many other things A through Z. She does forget one very important thing, her pajamas. She borrows some from her grandfather and says I love you!

Keywords: alphabet, animals, bedtime, body parts, cat, clothing, dancing, exercise, family, five senses, food, games, grandparents, imagination, love, music, night, nutrition, pretend, rhyme, teeth, toys

Stephanie's ponytail | by Munsch, Robert

One day Stephanie shows up at school with her hair in a ponytail. At first all of her friends make fun of her, but she quickly becomes a trend-setter. When Stephanie tricks everyone into shaving their heads, they aren't very happy with her.

Keywords: acceptance, appearance, assertiveness, body image, body parts, family, friendship, individuality, parents, peer resistance, resentment, revenge, school, similarities, teasing, trick, verbal communication

What's what?A guessing game | by Serfozo, Mary

In order to find out what is soft and hard, warm and cold, wet and dry, long and short, and light and dark, come along and play this unique guessing game.

Keywords: adventures, animals, body parts, colors, dog, feelings, food, fun, happiness, rain, school, train, transportation

What happens to your food? | by Smith, Alastair

What happens to food after we eat it?It goes on a long and interesting journey through our bodies. Learn what happens as we follow the process of digestion for solid and liquid foods.

Keywords: beverage, body parts, decision making, five senses, food, health, nutrition, sequence, sight, smell, taste, teeth

My five senses | by Aliki

How do you taste your favorite food or see an airplane in the sky?Your five senses let you see, hear, touch, taste, and smell. You may use one sense or several at one time. Wherever you go and whatever you do, your senses are always working for you.

Keywords: airplane, animals, awareness, baby, bear, birds, body parts, cat, dog, dolls, fire engine, five senses, food, frog, games, hearing, moon, rabbit, sight, smell, stars, taste, touch, toys, tree

Hearing | by Rius, Maria

Listen -- can you hear the birds chirping?Can you hear the chimes of the bells?Listen to the children sing and the waves splash. Your ears can hear so much if you use your sense to listen.

Keywords: animals, birds, body parts, dog, five senses, listening, music, school, sounds, train

Ouch! | by Berger, Melvin

Do you wonder how your body quits bleeding when you have a cut or why the new skin under a scab is pink?A group of students finds answers to these questions when they complete their science fair project. This is a great resource for information on cuts, bleeding, and how wounds heal.

Keywords: biking, body parts, doctor, exercise, fear, feelings, happiness, health, injury, jumping, music, nurse, parents, playground, running, sadness, school, science

Buz | by Egielski, Richard

Buz is swallowed with a spoonful of cornflakes. While he is being chased by pills, follow Buz on his exciting adventure through the human body.

Keywords: assertiveness, body parts, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, doctor, dragonfly, exercise, fear, feelings, food, happiness, insects, medicine, nonverbal communication, nutrition, running, sequence, swimming, verbal communication

Minnie and moo go dancing | by Cazet, Denys

As Minnie and Moo sit watching the stars, they wish they could dance. When their wish comes true, they dress up as the farmer's twin sisters, Opal and Ruby, and attend a party at the farmer's house. They have a wonderful time at the party, but the fun ends when they are offered hamburgers. Fearing for their lives, the cows return to the barn.

Lost!A story in string | by Fleischman, Paul

A grandmother tells the story of a mountain girl who is lost in a blizzard. As she tells this story to her granddaughter, she uses string to illustrate it. Even you can learn how to make the string pictures!

Keywords: body parts, conflict resolution, courage, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, direction, family, fear, games, grandparents, heroism, listening, lost, mountains, nonverbal communication, pretend, stars, storm, storytelling, verbal communication, walking, weather

Nappy hair | by Herron, Carolivia

Brenda has nappy hair all over her head. Her Uncle Mordecai tells the story that God gave Brendy nappy hair even though the angels tried to talk him out of it. Brenda is special, because God created the only perfect circle in nature in one nap of her hair.

Keywords: african american, angel, assertiveness, body image, body parts, celebration, family, feelings, god, multicultural, nonverbal communication, pride, self esteem, storytelling, uniqueness

Tadpoles | by James, Betsy

Growing up is an exciting process, especially for Molly and her brother, Darvy. Molly discovers frog eggs while she is at the pond and is allowed to bring them home until they develop into frogs. While Darvy experiences developmental changes of his own, he learns how to walk. In the end, Darvy teaches Molly an unexpected lesson.

Your body from head to toe | by Roca, Nuria

Your body can do so many things. When you were born, you were only a baby. Then as you grew, you learned how to walk, eat, hear, taste, smell, see, and touch things. It is important to take care of your body so that it can continue to sense the world around you.

Keywords: animals, baby, balloon, bath, bicycle, birth, body image, body parts, bones, cat, cold, dog, exercise, family, five senses, flowers, food, glasses, grandparents, growing up, hearing, hygiene, instruments, listening, mouse, music, puppets, rabbit, self esteem, sight, sign language, smell, swimming, taste, teeth, touch, toys

Sounds my feet make | by Blanchard, Arlene

A girl's feet make different sounds depending on what shoes she wears, how she moves, and where she is.

Keywords: body parts, clothing, exercise, family, five senses, seasons, sounds, walking

Who bop? | by London, Jonathon

Join this celebration of dance and jazz music!A cat named Jazz-Bo leads a band that plays at the sock hop. All the animals gather together for a fun time of dance and rhyme.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, body parts, cat, celebration, chaos, dancing, diversity, dog, exercise, feelings, frog, happiness, hare, instruments, lion, party, rhyme, rhythm, sheep, snake

Dr. duck | by Ehrlich, H.M.

Different animals are under the care of an old-fashioned country doctor named Dr. Duck. A crow has a broken toe, a baby mouse has a fever, and a beaver has a cough. Everyone comes to help Dr. Duck when he gets sick.

Keywords: aging, animals, beaver, body parts, careers, caring, chicken, cow, crow, diseases, doctor, dog, duck, friendship, illness, measles, medicine, moose, mouse, mule, rabbit, rhyme, sheep, skunk, transportation, weasel

Felix the bald-headed lion | by Townsend, Kenneth

Felix, the lion, is embarassed about his bald head and will do anything to cover it up, including stealing hats from people. When none of the hats work, Felix becomes discouraged. With the help of a friendly colonel, Felix becomes the talk of the town.

Keywords: animals, body parts, clothing, confidence, critical thinking, differences, embarrassment, feelings, health, lion, self esteem, teasing, uniqueness

Black, white, just right! | by Davol, Marguerite W.

A little girl who has a white father and a black mother compares the differences between them. Mama like to dance ballet and walk fast along the street. Papa likes to dance to rap and stroll along the street. They have different tastes in food and art, but all is just right in this special family.

Keywords: african american, art, body parts, colors, comparisons, dancing, differences, diversity, exercise, family, food, height, love, multicultural, nutrition, parents, pets, similarities, sizes, walking

What I like about me! | by Zobel-Nolan, Allia

Features are what make each of us different. The children of this story like their unique appearance.

Keywords: acceptance, body parts, differences, diversity, multicultural, rhythm, self esteem

123 pop! | by Isadora, Rachel

Pop!The numbers 1-1,000,000 are counted through pop art, ranging from astronauts, fish, and gargolyes to animals, flowers, and food. Can you count 1,000 jellybeans and 1,000,000 stars?

Keywords: animals, astronaut, body parts, buildings, change, chimpanzee, colors, counting, dancing, fish, flowers, food, heroism, numbers, performance, sequence, sounds, stars, symbols

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