Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Keeping the city going | by Floca, Brian

During the COVID-19 pandemic, entire cities shut down and everyone stayed in their homes except for the workers that society needed the most. The people who deliver the mail, stock the grocery stores and care for the sick: they remained. Society celebrates these people because, without their sacrifice and dedication, society would not have been able to survive a global pandemic.

Keywords: appreciation, bicycle, bus, careers, celebration, challenges, communication, crisis, dedication, diseases, doctor, food, health, helping, neighbors, observation, recognition, relationship, safety, sounds, support, taxi, teamwork, technology, train, transportation, truck, work

Sweet justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery bus boycott | by Rockliff, Mara

Georgia Gilmore heard about Mrs. Rosa Parks who had been arrested when she wouldn't give up her seat to a black man on a city bus in 1955. But something was also cooking in Montgomery, Alabama about the same time -- a woman who cooked to feed and fund the people willing to participate in the Montgomery fun boycott. Georgia knew there was no justice under segregation so she boycotted the arrest of Mrs. Parks by staying off the city buses for one day. In order to get others to stay off the buses for one day, Georgia cooked and sold her crispy chicken, sandwiches, cakes, and pies to pay off the…

Keywords: african american, author's note, boycott, bus, change, church, civil rights, courage, food, government, history, justice, law, leadership, money, multicultural, perspective, segregation, transportation

Cassie's word quilt | by Ringgold, Faith

Cassie, a young African American girl living in New York City, shares a few of her favorite things. She labels many things and gives words to the things she treasures most.

Keywords: alphabet, bus, car, clothing, community, family, food, school, sequence, subway, taxi, transportation, verbal communication, vocabulary

Minnie and moo go to paris | by Cazet, Denys

Minnie and Moo go to see Africa, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and a monsoon in China all in time to be milked in America by five. Moo's delighted to see new places and new faces during her journey.

Keywords: adventures, africa, america, animals, bus, china, companion, confusion, cow, culture, curiosity, determination, farm, food, france, friendship, glasses, multicultural, reading, recognition, transportation, travel, verbal communication

Monster on the bus | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Join Monster and a little boy as they take a ride on a bus. While Monster and the little boy are enjoying looking at the sights, the bus suddenly stops. The people on the bus are scared, but soon realize a dog is in the way and refuses to move. The people, bus driver, and policeman try to push and chase the dog away, but he does not want to get out of the way. Luckily, Monster steps in and scares the dog away, so everyone cheers, gets on the bus, and goes to their important destinations.

Keywords: animals, bus, careers, companion, conflict, dog, emotions, excitement, fear, friendship, monsters, nonverbal communication, pride, transportation

Mr. George Baker | by Hest, Amy

Mr. George Baker is a 100 year old musician who lives next door to Harry, a young schoolboy. They wait for the school bus together each morning to take them to school. They are both learning to read, and helping each other along the way.

Keywords: african american, aging, autumn, bus, dancing, exercise, food, friendship, happiness, instruments, multicultural, music, neighbors, rhythm, school, seasons, transportation

Hill of fire | by Lewis, P. Thomas

Bored of his day-to-day lifestyle, a farmer complains to his wife and son how nothing ever hannpens. One day while plowing, the farmer comes across an explosion coming from his field. It turns out to be a volcano erupting and the farmer's field becomes a place in history.

Keywords: beverage, boredom, bull, bus, church, dancing, depression, farm, fire, food, helping, market, mexican, mountains, night, noise, ox, party, prayer, rocks, running, sadness, safety, school, spanish, toys, truck, volcano, work

Danny and the dinosaur | by Hoff, Syd

Danny visits a museum one day and comes across a dinosaur who begins to speak with Danny. The two spend the day together playing and having fun. By the end of the day it is time for the dinosaur to go back and Danny, although sad, admits he had a wonderful day.

Keywords: animals, baseball, bear, boat, bus, car, climbing, communication, dinosaur, dog, elephant, friendship, fun, giraffe, helping, hippopotamus, imagination, indian, lion, monkey, museum, neighbors, noise, play, pretend, rocks, running, sadness, seal, sports, swimming, teaching, teeth, trick, walking, water, wish, zoo

Monster goes around the town | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Monster goes for a trip around the town with a little boy. The little boy brings his camera and takes pictures at all the places they visit together.

Keywords: assertiveness, basketball, boat, bodies of water, bus, car, disappearance, environment, excitement, feelings, friendship, fun, goal setting, happiness, hobby, monsters, nonverbal communication, photograph, river, self esteem, sharing, shopping, teamwork, travel, verbal communication

Pecorino's first concert | by Madison, Alan

Pecorino Sasquatch is a very silly boy who likes to do things backward. His mom decides to take him to a concert by the famous Vittorio Pimplelini. He travels by bus to the concert hall where he learns about musical instruments while being mischievous.

Keywords: bus, concert, curiosity, entertainment, excitement, family, feelings, instruments, learning, music, parents, stress management, transportation, verbal communication

Tshepo rides the bus | by Xaba-Mashiri, Zodwa

It is Tshepo's birthday and Auntie Sonto is taking him to the town on the bus. Tshepo loves to ride the bus. However, Auntie Sonto refuses to buy a bus ticket for Tshepo because she says Tshepo is too young.

Keywords: africa, african american, anger, assertiveness, birthday, bus, celebration, conflict resolution, embarrassment, family, feelings, holidays, multicultural, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, relationship, stress management, transportation

Toni and the tomato soup | by Haddon, Mark

Toni only likes to eat tomato soup. One day a genie grants her wish for more tomato soup, and she finds out that she can have too much tomato soup.

Keywords: animals, bus, exercise, family, food, nutrition, rain, school, swimming, transportation, weather

Junk pile! | by Borton, Lady

When Jamie Kay helps her dad in their magical junk yard, Robert Haines and other kids make fun of her. Jamie Kay has to find a way to show the kids that her junkyard is magical. But most of all, Jamie has to find a way to make a friend.

Keywords: acceptance, assertiveness, bus, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, disability, dog, family, forgiveness, friendship, imagination, magic, song, teasing, transportation, work

My car | by Barton, Byron

Sam describes his car, its parts, and how he cares for it. He also discusses where he goes in his car and his job working as a bus driver.

Keywords: bus, car, careers, caring, cleanliness, colors, day, night, rain, rules, safety, transportation, weather, work

The seals on the bus | by Hort, Lenny

A group of people get onto a bus that takes them around to different places in town. At each stop a different type of animal gets on. Each animal has a distinctive sound that goes with the rhyme. Finally the people flee off the bus from the animals.

Keywords: animals, birds, bus, conflict resolution, decision making, escape, excitement, feelings, fish, goose, monkey, noise, nonverbal communication, rabbit, repetition, seal, sheep, skunk, snake, song, sounds, tiger, transportation

The bat boy and his violin | by Curtis, Gavin

Reginald loves playing the violin. Every free moment Reginald practices his violin, but his dad wants him to play baseball instead. Reginald does not give up. Soon his dad realizes the value and talent that Reginald has for the violin.

Keywords: acceptance, african american, ambition, baseball, bus, camping, car, celebration, crowd, dedication, discrimination, embarrassment, encouragement, family, feelings, games, happiness, hard work, helping, history, instruments, love, mistake, multicultural, music, performance, practice, relationship, running, sports, transportation

Mr. George Baker | by Hest, Amy

Harry enjoys spending time with his older next door neighbor, Mr. Baker. Harry likes to wait for the bus with Mr. George Baker. Harry learns about Mr. Baker's life as a musician and learns that a person is never too old to learn to read.

Keywords: african american, aging, autumn, body parts, books, bus, clothing, dancing, education, embarrassment, friendship, fun, generations, happiness, hard work, instruments, learning, love, marriage, multicultural, music, school, seasons, shoes, tobacco, transportation, walking

Follow the line... | by Ljungkvist, Laura

Counting takes place everywhere and throughout the entire day-from early morning in the big city to mid-day across the ocean and finally evening in a country village. There are flowers, animals, buildings, windows, people, patterns and apples to help make counting engaging and fun! Will you be able to answer the questions on each colorful page?

Keywords: airplane, animals, boat, buildings, bus, car, colors, counting, deer, fish, home, pattern, rabbit, shapes, signs, snail, snake, symbols, tree, truck

Mystery bottle | by Balouch, Kristen

A little boy receives a package in the mail. In the package he finds a great bottle that, when opened, blows out a great wind that casts him all the way to Iran and into his Baba Bozorg's arms where he learns a great lesson about love and family.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, animals, bicycle, birds, boat, bodies of water, body parts, bus, car, communication, emotions, family, fish, grandparents, instruments, iranian, love, maps, mountains, mystery, transportation, travel, weather, whale, wind

Monster goes to the beach | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

On a nice sunny day, Monster and the little boy and little girl go to the beach. While relaxing near the water, all the children came over to ask Monster to play hide and seek. Monster hides, but the children always find him. They tell Monster to hide where he cannot be found, so he covers himself with sand. When the children canﾒt find him, they play on a sand hill. Soon, a boy begins to dig in the sand and found Monster.

Keywords: beach, bodies of water, bus, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, food, glasses, happiness, monsters, newspaper, peace, reading, relaxation, sun, umbrella, verbal communication

Browse Abstracts (69 total)

Keeping the city going | by Floca, Brian

Sweet justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery bus boycott | by Rockliff, Mara

Cassie's word quilt | by Ringgold, Faith

Minnie and moo go to paris | by Cazet, Denys

Monster on the bus | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Mr. George Baker | by Hest, Amy

Hill of fire | by Lewis, P. Thomas

Danny and the dinosaur | by Hoff, Syd

Monster goes around the town | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Pecorino's first concert | by Madison, Alan

Tshepo rides the bus | by Xaba-Mashiri, Zodwa

Toni and the tomato soup | by Haddon, Mark

Junk pile! | by Borton, Lady

My car | by Barton, Byron

The seals on the bus | by Hort, Lenny

The bat boy and his violin | by Curtis, Gavin

Mr. George Baker | by Hest, Amy

Follow the line... | by Ljungkvist, Laura

Mystery bottle | by Balouch, Kristen

Monster goes to the beach | by Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann