Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The boy who would be a hero | by Lewis, Marjorie

A boy grows up in a small village and trains to be a hero. After growing up he leaves the village to become a hero, but instead of rescuing a princess he is caught by a witch. He outwits the witch and returns to the village to be a farmer.

Keywords: accomplishment, assertiveness, careers, challenges, cleanliness, community, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, determination, family, hygiene, mythical, parents, problem solving, storytelling, success, witches

When agnes caws | by Fleming, Candace

Agnes Peregrine has always loved birds and has recently found out that she has a true talent for bird calling. She goes to the Himalayan Mountains with her mother in search of the rarest bird of all. Little does she know that an evil colonel has followed them and wants this rare bird for his own collection!

Keywords: accomplishment, africa, assertiveness, beauty, birds, boat, careers, collection, conflict, conservation, critical thinking, deception, decision making, duck, hummingbird, hunting, jungle, maps, mischief, mountains, pheasant, refusal skills, rescue, sounds, train, travel, verbal communication, wilderness, yak

The christmas tree ship | by Winter, Jeanette

Captain Herman and his crew cut trees in Michigan to deliver to the city of Chicago for Christmas. When a blizzard forms over Lake Michigan, the Captain and his crew disappear. From then on, the Captain's wife and daughters carry out the Christmas Tree Ship tradition for many years.

Keywords: accidents, boat, bodies of water, business, careers, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, family, geography, holidays, lake, loss, love, missing, parents, plants, seasons, siblings, snow, teamwork, traditions, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, winter

In enzo's splendid gardens | by Polacco, Patricia

A young boy eating at a restaruant notices a bee on a tree and drops his book on the ground which causes the waiter to trip and tip his tray. One event leads to another as the mess gets worse and worse. Drinks are spilled, a man falls onto the dessert tray and a pot full of spaghetti falls onto a cat. All of this chaos occurs because a bee landed on a tree!

Keywords: accidents, animals, bee, beverage, books, careers, cat, chaos, fire engine, food, garden, insects, nutrition, rescue, restaurant, rhyme, sequence

Thank-you, amelia bedelia | by Parish, Peggy

Amelia Bedelia works as a maid for the Rogers and she is always gets things mixed up. For example, she removes spots in Mrs. Roger's dress by cutting them out. In the end, she makes a hot apple pie which impresses the family despite her mistakes.

Keywords: acceptance, careers, conflict resolution, confusion, decision making, food, literal interpretation, nutrition, responsibilities

Mrs. switch | by Hoff, Syd

Mrs. Switch is a witch who moves to a suburb. All of the neighbors love her until they discover that she is a witch. However, in a crisis, the neighbors realize that they need her help and soon they all like her again.

Keywords: acceptance, bias, careers, crisis, differences, helping, neighbors, peer resistance, stereotypes

Merry christmas, amelia bedelia | by Parish, Peggy

Amelia Bedelia has lots of work to do for the Rogers family before Aunt Myra comes for Christmas. Once again she gets things mixed up. She is so cheerful, though, that it is a nice Christmas after all.

Keywords: acceptance, assertiveness, careers, christmas, conflict resolution, decision making, holidays, literal interpretation, responsibilities

Down dairy farm road | by Martin, CLG

After making veterinary rounds with her grandfather, Junie Mae realizes that money and curly hair are not the most important thing in life when she sees how her grandfather is paid in food.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, careers, community, doctor, farm, food, grandparents, history, learning, neighbors, nutrition, pets, responsibilities, understanding

Mr. mcmouse | by Lionni, Leo

Mr. Timothy McMouse, a city mouse, runs away to the country. He meets a group of field mice who live in a castle and tries to fit in. Timothy cannot pass the test of the country mice. When Timothy saves himself and another mouse from the cat, he is given an honorary Field Mouse License.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, bravery, careers, cat, community, confidence, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, determination, feelings, friendship, loneliness, mouse, running away, self esteem

Hans and Peter | by Petrides, Heidrun

A teacher brings an African priest into her classroom to talk about the discovery of America.

Keywords: african, careers, critical thinking, discovery, history, learning, multicultural, school

An artist | by Goffstein, M.B.

Goffstein depicts how an artist's work is part of him and how his work is like a creation from God.

Keywords: art, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, environment, god, individuality, nonverbal communication, self esteem

Louis the fish | by Yorinks, A.

Louis inherits his father's meat store after he dies. Louis never like meat and prefers fish. He eventually turns into a fish himself.

Keywords: careers, change, coping, death, family, fish, food, nutrition, parents, responsibilities

Howard and gracie's luncheonette | by Kroll, Steven

Howard and Gracie own a luncheonette. They describe the work that they do and all the people that come to eat there.

Keywords: careers, community, food, helping, kindness, nutrition, restaurant

Little kit or the industrious flea circus girl | by McCully, Emily Arnold

In hopes of a better life, a young orphan girl disguises herself as a boy and goes to work for a cruel professor and his flea circus.

Keywords: careers, circus, critical thinking, english, flea, gender, insects, loneliness, multicultural, orphan, verbal communication

Busiest people ever | by Scarry, Richard

This book is collection of little stories about busy people and what they do. The book depicts all the different things that go on in a city.

Keywords: assertiveness, careers, community, coping, problem solving

I want to be... | by Martin, Pawnee A.

This book depicts a varity of occupations and the significance of each one.

Keywords: careers, decision making, determination, goal setting, growing up, hard work, nonverbal communication, verbal communication

Barn savers | by High, Linda Oatman

A young boy gets out of bed early to head to work with his father. They work all day long restoring an old barn to keep it from being torn down. They are the barn savers.

Keywords: barn, careers, caring, clothing, cold, conservation, dedication, family, farm, hard work, hunger, parents, safety, sleep, teamwork, tools, truck, work

Tigress | by Cowcher, Helen

A tigress and her cubs kill animals for food. The sanctuary ranger and herdsmen must find a way to save the animals and the tigress so they develop a plan.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, careers, conflict resolution, decision making, nature, tiger

Mr. bear's chair | by Graham, Thomas

Mr. Bear makes another chair for Mrs. Bear after it breaks at breakfast. Mr. Bear spends the whole day making a new chair for her. Then his chair breaks at dinnertime.

Keywords: animals, bear, careers, conflict resolution, decision making, giving, goal setting

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