Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The me I choose to be | by Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia

There are many "I am" statements from different children who refer to a planet, to hope, to a bridge builder, and to a weaver of words. Through creativity, children can become who they choose to be. Feelings of joy, sadness, and laughter are represented by wind, light, and a free spirit. The possibilities are endless for children.

Keywords: african american, art, colors, creativity, feelings, friendship, generations, hope, imagination, light, multicultural, photography, plants

Action! How movies began | by McCarthy, Meghan

Movies are an important part of our society today, but they have not always been what we see in theaters. From the Kinetoscope to black and white film, and from soundless productions to special effects, the movie industry has evolved over time to make what we see and enjoy today!

Keywords: african american, author's note, careers, colors, emotions, five senses, generations, history, inventions, movies, multicultural, photograph, photography, sequence, shadows, sounds, technology, time, vision

Fry bread: A Native American family story | by Maillard, Kevin Noble

Children help a Native American grandmother make fry bread while learning about the history, social ways, food, art, and politics of America's 573 recognized Indian tribes.

Keywords: america, art, author's note, baking, colors, diversity, five senses, food, friendship, geography, heritage, history, native american, nutrition, preparation, recipe, sounds, storytelling, variety

My father's shop | by Ichikawa, Satomi

Mustafa's father sells beautiful carpets from all over the world in his shop. One day, a small hole was discovered in one of the carpets so Mustafa asks his father for that rug to play with. In order to get it, Mustafa has to learn different languages from his father so he can make successful sales with the customers. As different foreign customers walk by the colorful carpet over Mustafa's body outside the shop, he crows like a rooster in different languages. He is excited to run back to the shop to tell his father that he can speak rooster in five languages. And all the tourists follow right…

Keywords: birds, colors, community, feelings, happiness, imagination, language, market, parents, rooster, shopping, tourists

Blue | by Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

A boy and his dog go through their lives together and experience different things associated with the color blue. Whether they are playing with blue butterflies or picking blue blueberries together, they love spending time with each other. One day, the boy’s dog passes away and, with time, he gets a new puppy to share his life with.

Keywords: activities, animals, baby, balloon, beach, birds, bodies of water, books, butterfly, cardinal, colors, companion, death, dog, feelings, insects, loss, play, rain, reading, relationship, running, sadness, sea, sledding, sleep, snow, transportation, wagon, weather

A land of books: Dreams of young Mexihcah word painters | by Topnatiuh, Duncan

Aztec artists living in Mesoamerica painted beautifully crafted books to keep the knowledge, culture, and history of the Mexihcah (also known as the Aztec). The process of making paper and obtaining dyes from plants, animals, and rocks is explained, then the way that a painter of words and images will share their work to be sung by a reader in a land of books.

Keywords: art, author's note, books, calendar, careers, colors, culture, history, images, interpretation, language, native american, nature, sequence

Seven spools of thread | by Medearis, Angela

Whether working on their family farm or eating dinner, the seven Ashanti brothers always fight amongst themselves to the dismay of their father. However, when their father passed away, the seven Ashanti brothers were tasked with creating gold from seven different color spools of thread. After completing this seemingly impossible task by working together, the brothers taught their community the value of the lessons they learned.

Keywords: african, argument, author's note, colors, communication, culture, fable, farm, ghana, language, peace, problem solving, siblings, success, support, teamwork, vocabulary, weaving

A new green day | by Portis, Antoinette

On one summer’s day, a girl is attentive to all the sights and sounds around her. Whether it’s the subtle noise of crickets at night or the loud boom of thunder during a storm, there are many things in the environment, big and small, that influence her experiences.

Keywords: adventures, amphibians, animals, appreciation, awareness, colors, comparison, cricket, day, earth, five senses, insects, lightning, mollusks, night, plants, play, rain, shadows, sight, snail, space, stars, stream, tadpole, weather, worm

Where wonder grows | by Gonzalez, Xelena

When Grandma goes to her garden, her grandchildren follow so they can gather magic rocks and relics from nature. They use the rocks to learn more about the world and earth. And the rocks are used to send songs and prayers through the air to their ancestors. Down into the water, they dive to see the rocks. Grandma reminds her granddaughters that "water names and breaks even the biggest rocks, very slowly, over time. So when life feels too hard, just remember to go with the flow".

Keywords: author's note, bodies of water, colors, earth, fish, garden, grandparents, multicultural, mystery, native american, nature, night, perspective, rocks, shells, space, traditions

A house that once was | by Fogliano, Julie

Two boys find a house that is abandoned and old. They wonder who might have lived there and where they had gone. Although it remains a mystery, the boys return to their home and enjoy a warm dinner with their family while leaving the abandoned house alone.

Keywords: adventures, architecture, art, buildings, colors, courage, curiosity, dancing, disappearance, exploration, prediction, pretend, rhyme, singing, technology, time, transportation

We all play | by Flett, Julie

Just as humans do, animals play and sleep too! Rabbits love to hide and hop while bears love to wiggle and wobble. As a result, all living things are connected and everyone maintains the responsibility to look out for each other.

Keywords: activities, alliteration, animals, baby, bat, bear, birds, buffalo, colors, fox, goose, language, multicultural, native american, rabbit, seal, snake, turtle, wolf

Dots! dots! dots at the museum | by Alexander, Francie

Children delve deeper into the world of art using dots and imagination. Using interactive questions, the children enjoy some real art, both paintings and sculptures.

Keywords: animals, art, colors, dog, exercise, fish, giraffe, illusion, imagination, interpretation, jumping, mexican, multicultural, photography, recycling, shapes

Baby food | by Freymann, Saxton

Can you imagine how to make people food into animal art? Photographs portray baby animals like chicks, pups, and cubs made from different fruits and vegetables.

Keywords: animals, baby, body parts, colors, elephant, family, food, giraffe, insects, seal, turtle, vocabulary

Colors | by Jeunesse, Gallimard // Bourgoing, Pascale de

What happens when different colors from the rainbow mix with other colors? New colors are made. Explore lots of colors through engaging questions in real world connections.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, art, bear, birds, bluejay, colors, critical thinking, fish, food, frog, nutrition, rainbow, squirrel, zebra

Painting the wind | by MacLachlan, Patricia // MacLachlan, Emily

A young boy observes the various painters who travel to his island. Through discussions and interactions with the painters, the boy learns about painting and is finally able to achieve his goal.

Keywords: animals, appreciation, art, beach, bodies of water, body parts, colors, companion, dog, flowers, images, moon, ocean, sea, seasons, shadows, teaching, transportation, weather, wind

The alphabet room | by Pinto, Sara

Look at this illustrated sequence of hidden doors. As you look behind each door, different pictures accumulate from A to Z. You'll find 26 surprises in the alphabet room (A Board Book).

Keywords: alphabet, animals, art, clothing, colors, fish, instruments, kite, newspaper, owl, plants, quilt, sequence, snake, umbrella, zebra

The flower alphabet book | by Pallotta, Jerry

Meet Amaryllis to Zinnia and every flower in between. Learn the sequence of the alphabet from A to Z and new flowers too.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, bee, colors, flowers, fruit, garden, insects, plants, seasons, sequence, spring, sun

Summersaults | by Florian, Douglas

Through the use of many rhyming and descriptive words, each poem highlights good, bad, fun, and crazy times during the summer.

Keywords: bee, colors, flowers, fly, insects, nonverbal communication, poetry, rhyme, seasons, summer, swinging, tree, vocabulary

Brown bear, brown bear: What do you see? | by Martin, Bill

Through a repeating phrase what do you see?, animals of different colors fulfill the intellectual and social dimensions of health. In the end, a mother looks at a variety of children.

Keywords: amphibians, birds, cat, colors, deer, differences, dog, duck, family, feelings, fish, frog, horse, memory, observation, pets, sheep, sight, sizes, variety, vision

Monster and the mural | by Blance, E. & Cook, A.

Monster has a new-found hobby; painting! His inspired friends crowd into his house to try painting too. In order to avoid a mess, Monster invites his friends to go outside and paint an old brown wall in the city. Together, they create a beautiful mural of a park. It is eye-catching and makes everyone in the community happy!

Keywords: appearance, art, body image, careers, colors, community, cooperation, feelings, friendship, happiness, hobby, monsters, museum, teamwork

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