Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

My prairie christmas | by Harvey, Brett

Christmas is a very special time for Elenore. This is her first Christmas on the prairie, and she doesn't think it will be as good as it was in Maine. But it ends up being better than ever, because her family pulls together to make everything work out.

Keywords: celebration, change, christmas, coping, critical thinking, family, feelings, giving, happiness, holidays, loss, moving, parents, pioneers, sadness, seasons, self esteem, siblings, stars, stress management, verbal communication, winter

The birthday swap | by Lopez, Loretta

Lori wants to find her older sister the perfect gift for her birthday. At the market, Lori learns that it's not easy to find the right gift. Little does Lori know that the best gifts can come to us when we least expect them. Why is this the year of the best birthday party ever?

Keywords: animals, birthday, celebration, church, dancing, decision making, dog, exercise, family, food, giving, language, market, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, party, presents, shopping, siblings, sleep, spanish, surprises, verbal communication

Fish fry | by Saunders, Susan

Edith wakes up and rushes out of bed. She is excited because today is the fish fry. The whole town gathers down by the river to fish and have a picnic.

Keywords: celebration, community, family, fishing, food, nutrition, picnic, recreation, traditions

Bearsie bear and the surprise sleepover party | by Waber, Bernard

Bearsie bear is all snuggly in his bed when Moosie moose arrives. This is when all the chaos starts. After Moosie moose arrives, Goosie goose, Foxie fox, Cowsie cow, and finally Porkie porcupine stop by for a visit. Everyone jumps out when Porkie porcupine gets into bed. In the end, they all sleep peacefully during the surprise sleepover party.

Keywords: animals, bear, bedtime, birds, celebration, chaos, cold, conflict resolution, cow, feelings, fox, goose, moose, night, party, porcupine, sleep, surprises, temperature, verbal communication

Hurray for the fourth of july | by Watson, Wendy

A family shows how they enjoy celebrating the Fourth of July through a series of events like a parade, picnic, and watching fireworks.

Keywords: baseball, birthday, celebration, exercise, family, five senses, food, fourth of july, games, holidays, nutrition, parade, party, picnic, recreation, seasons, sight, sports, summer, swimming

The moon was at a fiesta | by Gollub, Matthew

The moon over Oaxaca, Mexico is jealous of the sun. She plans for a fiesta one night so she can have fun like the sun. Afterwards though, she realizes that this causes imbalance in nature, so she never does it again.

Keywords: celebration, conflict resolution, jealousy, mexican, moon, multicultural, party, stars, sun

Lyle and the birthday party | by Waber, Bernard

Lyle, the crocodile, lives with the Primms who are preparing to celebrate Joshua's birthday. Lyle is jealous because he wants a party too. After Lyle does good deeds for others who are sick, the Primms throw him a party.

Keywords: birthday, celebration, conflict resolution, crocodile, decision making, feelings, helping, holidays, illness, jealousy, nonverbal communication, party, reptiles, self esteem, verbal communication

We're making breakfast for mother | by Neitzel, Shirley

It's Mother's Day so the kids are making breakfast. They remember everything from the silver tray to the jam for toast. On the way to Mother's room, things begin to fall apart. Mother loves her surprise anyway, and everyone enjoys going out for breakfast.

Keywords: celebration, cooking, family, food, goal setting, holidays, mother's day, nutrition, parents, restaurant, surprises

Day of the dead | by Johnston, Tony

A Mexican family spends many days preparing for the celebration of the Day of the Dead, one of Mexico's most important holidays. They eat food, sing, dance and use flowers to celebrate and honor the family members who have passed on.

Keywords: anticipation, celebration, community, cooking, dancing, death, family, flowers, food, holidays, language, mexican, multicultural, nutrition, preparation, spanish

Merry christmas, strega nona | by dePaola, Tomie

Strega Nona has a huge Christmas feast to prepare. How will she finish with untrustworthy Big Anthony as her only helper?Big Anthony will suprise us in the end!

Keywords: assertiveness, celebration, christmas, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, goal setting, holidays, italian, multicultural, surprises, traditions, verbal communication

The magic dreidels: A hanukkah story | by Kimmel, Eric A.

Instead of helping his family clean, Jacob plays with his new brass dreidel. Jacob's mom has had enough, so she sends Jacob to the well for a pail of water. At the well, Jacob meets a goblin who gives him two new magic dreidels.

Keywords: assertiveness, celebration, cleanliness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, feelings, goblins, hanukkah, happiness, holidays, magic, mythical, parents, seasons, siblings, stress management, surprises, winter

Skip to my lou | by Quackenbush, Robert

Matt writes a letter to his cousin George recalling many of the events of his sister Lou's engagement party. The verses go to the famous song Skip to My Lou.

Keywords: celebration, fun, nonverbal communication, party, song, verbal communication

Only at the children's table | by Baron-Hall, Daria

Relatives visit for Christmas Eve dinner. With a house full of children and adults, there are two separate tables. One little girl does not want to sit at the children's table because she thinks she's too grown up. In the end, she sits with the kids and discovers the true magic of Christmas.

Keywords: celebration, christmas, family, food, grandparents, holidays, nutrition, parents, party, siblings, traditions

Dorrie and the pin witch | by Coombs, Patricia

It's the day of the Witches' Ball and all the witches are grouchy. Little Dorrie figures out that the evil Pin Witch is responsible for the mayhem and saves the day.

Keywords: celebration, conflict resolution, critical thinking, feelings, magic, moods, nonverbal communication, resolution, verbal communication, witches

Jumping the broom | by Wright, Courtni Crump

Despite their troublesome lives, these slaves find reason to celebrate and be happy. Lettie and her family dance, sing, feast, and play games in honor of her sister's marriage.

Keywords: celebration, challenges, clothing, dancing, exercise, family, feelings, food, happiness, nutrition, quilt, siblings, slavery, wedding

My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world | by Reyher, Becky

Varya helps her parents Marfa and Ivan prepare the wheat for the harvest, but she loses her way. In her search for her mother, she discovers the value of an old Russian proverb about beauty and love.

Keywords: celebration, conflict resolution, dancing, exercise, family, farm, fear, feelings, food, hard work, helping, lost, love, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, patience, pride, russian, self esteem, sharing, stress management, verbal communication

We had a picnic this sunday past | by Woodson, Jacqueline

Teeka and her grandmather wait fo the arrival of all their relatives at the family picnic. They both fear that Aunt Martha will show up with her dried-out apple pie. When everyone arrives, they have a wonderful feast.

Keywords: african american, celebration, colors, family, five senses, food, multicultural, nutrition, picnic, reunion, sun

An early american christmas | by dePaola, Tomie

A Christmas family moves into a not so spirited town. See how their joy and traditions eventually rub off on the town and gives them the Christmas spirit.

Keywords: celebration, christmas, faith, family, goal setting, history, holidays, pride, snow, verbal communication

The chanukkah tree | by Kimmel, Eric A.

The citizens of Chelm are tricked by a salesman selling Christmas trees. All the citzens of Chelm are Jewish and celebrate Hanukkah. The salesman tells them that Hanukkah trees are the latest trend in America. They believe him, buy the tree, and find out they were tricked. The citizens make the best of it by continuing the Hanukkah tree for the birds to enjoy.

Keywords: birds, celebration, closeness, community, deception, disappointment, goal setting, hanukkah, hard work, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, snow, teamwork, weather

Preep: The little pigeon of trafalgar square | by Shulman, Milton

An odd little pigeon is taken from Trafalgar Square. All the rest of the pigeons go on strike until he is returned. Life returns to normal when the little pigeon is returned.

Keywords: birds, celebration, change, chaos, coping, loneliness, lost, pigeon, separation, stress management, teamwork

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