Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

A tale of stolen time | by Schwartz, Evgeny

Peter is a lazy boy that never does his homework. He soon falls behind all the other students. Peter always thinks he will have time to catch up. Until one day, he becomes an old man.

Keywords: aging, change, critical thinking, decision making, growing up, laziness, refusal skills, responsibilities, school, stress management

Hard to be six | by Adoff, Arnold

This is one little boy's story of coming to accept his age. He feels inferior to his big ten year old sister and he longs to be old like her. It is not until he talks to his grandmother and sees his grandfather's grave that he realizes that life at any age is hard.

Keywords: african american, aging, birthday, change, death, family, grandparents, holidays, loss, love, multicultural, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

The king's equal | by Paterson, Katherine

An obnoxious prince is very greedy. His father, the King, is dying and says that the son could not become King unless he found an equal in intelligence, beauty, and wealth. Rosamund was a poor girl who was kind and wise. Surprisingly, she changes the ways of the prince and becomes Queen.

Keywords: aging, assertiveness, beauty, change, conflict resolution, coping, greed, kindness, royalty

Captain whiz-bang | by Stanley, Diane

Annie and her cat Whiz-bang do everything together. Whiz-bang is lonely when Annie goes away, but he is happy to find a new friend.

Keywords: aging, animals, cat, change, coping, feelings, friendship, growing up, happiness, moving, relationship, sadness

Billy, the condominium cat | by Slobodkina, Esphyr

Billy, an old cat, retires with his owner to a condo in Florida. When they visit their former hometown, they reminise about when they were younger. In the end, they appreciate their present place in life.

Keywords: aging, animals, cat, change, critical thinking, feelings, growing up, happiness, memories, moving, retirement, self esteem, shelter

What's wrong with julio | by Ormsby, Virginia

Julio has just moved to the United States and does not speak English. At school he always causes trouble. When the school realizes his parents did not come to the United States with him, they have a fundraiser so that he can call home.

Keywords: aggression, assertiveness, change, conflict resolution, coping, diversity, family, feelings, friendship, loneliness, multicultural, parents, school, self esteem, spanish, teamwork, verbal communication

Stevie | by Steptoe, John

A young African American boy feels jealous and angry when his mother accepts a new babysitting job for a younger child. It is only until the boy moves away that he realizes how much fun he had with him.

Keywords: african american, anger, change, child care, coping, critical thinking, decision making, differences, family, feelings, friendship, jealousy, moving, parents, peer resistance, self esteem

The black snowman | by Mendez, Phil

Jacob, a young African American boy, lives with his poverty striken family in the city. He dislikes his culture, life and heritage and is filled with hate. It takes some special magic to change his ideas.

Keywords: african american, anger, body image, change, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, decision making, family, feelings, growing up, magic, multicultural, nonverbal communication, poverty, seasons, self esteem, traditions, verbal communication

Amos: The story of an old dog and his couch | by Seligson, Susan//Schneider, Howie

An old dog is bored and sad because the kids are all grown up and the Bobsons are always gone. He later discovers he can make new friends and his couch can go places if he uses his imagination.

Keywords: adventures, animals, boredom, change, decision making, dog, feelings, friendship, growing up, imagination, loneliness, pets, sadness, travel

The wishing chair | by Dupre, Rick

Eldon grows up from his childhood into this teenage years. He realizes that his wishes could come true through his actions and what he does for others.

Keywords: adventures, change, critical thinking, decision making, growing up, helping, learning, moving, responsibilities, self esteem, wish

The seasons and someone | by Kroll, Virginia

Have you ever wondered what the seasons are like in the northern most parts of the world?As a little girl passes through the seasons, you experience the changes of the land with her.

Keywords: adventures, change, excitement, feelings, geography, nonverbal communication, sadness, seasons, summer, winter

Arlene sardine | by Raschka, Chris

Have you ever wanted to be a sardine?Arlene does, but there are many steps to go through first. From going into the nets, to the factory, and finally into a can. Arlene becomes a sardine right before your eyes.

Keywords: adventures, animals, anticipation, bodies of water, change, death, dreams, fish, fishing, food, friendship, habitat, machines, preparation, sequence, swimming, water

Gotta go!Gotta go! | by Swope, Sam

A bug crawls all the way out of her skin!She sleeps then she blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. On her journey, she repeats her chant, Gotta Go!Gotta Go To Mexico! to all the insects and animals along her way. When her destination is reached, she flutters and dances around in the warm sky with her companion. A bug returns, lays her eggs, and the cycle of life is repeated again and again.

Keywords: adventures, aging, animals, ant, appearance, author's note, baby, birth, butterfly, caterpillar, challenges, change, cocoon, colors, companion, confidence, courage, cycle, dancing, discovery, environment, farm, flowers, food, forest, grasshopper, growing up, happiness, hibernation, insects, mexican, migration, morning, nature, nonverbal communication, overeating, relationship, reproduction, rhyme, seasons, sleep, travel, verbal communication, weather, winter

My little foster sister | by Stanek, Muriel

An only child is upset about a foster child temporarily living in her home, but then she grows to love the child as a sister. A bond grows between them through reading, singing, and playing together. The little girl grieves when the foster child is adopted by her aunt and uncle.

Keywords: adoption, assertiveness, change, coping, family, feelings, foster care, jealousy, loneliness, loss, play, reading, refusal skills, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

My special family | by McCully, Emily Arnold

Little Sarah, the bear, feels her family doesn't care for her anymore especially with the adoption of Blanche. Sarah decides to runaway and find her real family.

Keywords: adoption, animals, bear, change, coping, family, feelings, loneliness, sadness

Look out kindergarten, here I come | by Carlson, Nancy

Henry can't wait for his first day of kindergarten to begin!He imagines all the wonderful things that he and his classmates will do. When he arrives at school, Henry becomes frightened that he will get lost and won't enjoy all of his new classmates. When his teacher invites him in and shows him all the neat activities, Henry realizes again how much fun kindergarten will be!

Keywords: activities, animals, art, change, clothing, colors, confidence, curiosity, dentist, encouragement, excitement, family, fear, feelings, fun, games, growing up, math, mouse, numbers, playing, school, spelling, walking

The character in the book | by Zemach, Kaethe

Although the character in this book enjoys his life immensely, he is ecstatic to receive an invitation to visit his Auntie in another book. There's just one problem, he can't figure out how to get out of his book!After many attempts, he is finally able to hop, skip, whirl, twirl, skate, scoot, and crawl his way through his book and into some new adventures in his Auntie's book.

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, bicycle, boat, books, change, correspondence, critical thinking, excitement, family, feelings, garden, happiness, hobby, imagination, instruments, moving, nonverbal communication, problem solving, transportation

Benjie | by Lexau, Joan M.

Benjie's granny loses her earring on the way home from church, so bashful Benjie sets out to look for it while his granny is takng a nap. He finds the earring, but in the process he loses his bashfulness.

Keywords: accomplishment, adventures, african american, assertiveness, bravery, change, disappearance, exploration, family, goal setting, grandparents, lost, multicultural, shyness, sleep, success, unselfish, verbal communication

Nobody asked me if I wanted a little sister | by Alexander, Martha

Oliver's new baby sister gets a lot of attention and he feels neglected. He tries to give his sister away, but realizes that she wants to be with him. Oliver discovers that he will have a playmate when she is a little older.

Keywords: acceptance, baby, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, jealousy, love, siblings

Addie meets max | by Robins, Joan

Addie is reluctant to befriend her new neighbor Max, expecially after they run into each other when riding bikes. Eventually Addie's mom sets up a luncheon between the two of them. Addie begins to like Max and they become friends.

Keywords: acceptance, accidents, assertiveness, bicycle, biking, change, compromise, conflict resolution, decision making, feelings, food, friendship, jealousy, neighbors, nutrition, peer resistance, play, transportation

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