Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Parents in the pigpen, pigs in the tub | by Ehrlich, Amy

When little Millie forgets to close the pasture gate, the animals discover the good life inside the house. As the animals take over, the family moves to the barn. After a while, even the animals get tired of their new life, and eventually everything returns to normal.

Keywords: animals, barn, celebration, chicken, conflict resolution, cow, family, farm, humor, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, sheep, siblings, verbal communication

A year of beasts | by Wolff, Ashley

Let's view a monthly listing of animals around a farm.

Keywords: animals, autumn, beaver, cow, deer, farm, fox, mice, month, porcupine, rabbit, raccoon, seasons, sequence, skunk, spring, squirrel, summer, winter, woodchuck

All the places to love | by MacLachlan, Patricia

Eli is a little boy growing up on a farm. He lives with his parents and grandparents, who show him the beauty of farm life.

Keywords: animals, birds, bodies of water, cow, dog, duck, family, farm, feelings, fish, grandparents, happiness, nonverbal communication, parents, river, self esteem, stress management, turtle, verbal communication

Minnie and moo go dancing | by Cazet, Denys

As Minnie and Moo sit watching the stars, they wish they could dance. When their wish comes true, they dress up as the farmer's twin sisters, Opal and Ruby, and attend a party at the farmer's house. They have a wonderful time at the party, but the fun ends when they are offered hamburgers. Fearing for their lives, the cows return to the barn.

Shout! Shout it out! | by Fleming, Denise

Children love to shout and show what they know, so let them do both! A mouse demonstrates to children how to identify numbers, letters, animals and modes of transportation.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, bee, birds, boat, bus, car, cat, chicken, colors, cow, dog, duck, fly, goat, hamster, horse, identification, insects, letters, numbers, pig, rabbit, sheep, train, transportation, truck, verbal communication

Hobnob | by Wilson, Christopher

Two brothers, Hob and Nob, live next door to each other and share everything. One day they have a disagreement over material things and they stop speaking. They finally realize it is not materials that are important, so their brotherly friendship is restored.

Keywords: anger, animals, argument, assertiveness, bee, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, decision making, emotions, family, food, happiness, insects, jealousy, nonverbal communication, nutrition, refusal skills, sadness, siblings, verbal communication

Hunting the white cow | by Seymour, Tres

A little girl and her parents loses their white cow. Every now and then, it shows up somewhere, and the dad tries to catch it but can't. One day, the little girl gets a hold of the cow's rope, but the cow still gets away. She shows them all because her dad won't let her help at all.

Keywords: accomplishment, animals, cow, family, feelings, grandparents, parents

Waiting for the evening star | by Wells, Rosemary

As Berty grows up, life on the farm is full of simplicity, hardwork, and tradition. Berty's older brother, Luke, has aspirations of traveling to see the world. This makes life a little more complicated for Berty so he wishes upon an evening star.

Keywords: animals, birds, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, dreams, duck, family, farm, goal setting, grandparents, growing up, horse, nature, neighbors, parents, responsibilities, sheep, siblings, stars, teamwork, traditions, verbal communication, war, wish

A child's treasury of nursery rhymes | by Denton, Kady MacDonald

A collection of nursery rhymes provides children with rhyming skills and patterns. Over 100 nursery rhymes are remembered through illustrations, songs, and verse.

Keywords: african american, alphabet, animals, baby, cat, chinese, cow, dancing, Days of The Week, duck, exercise, family, french, goose, market, multicultural, parents, poetry, rhyme, rhythm, royalty, running, sequence, sheep, sounds, spanish, whale

Cows can't fly | by Milgrim, David

A little boy's drawing of flying cows becomes a reality. He tries to tell his parents, teacher, and some others but no one believes him. He is the only one that is lucky enough to see the cows and now he wonders what else can fly.

Keywords: animals, art, assertiveness, cow, family, fantasy, imagination, parents, self esteem, sky, stress management, verbal communication, wind

The country fair | by Tudor, Tasha

One summer, a brother and sister decide to enter the country fair. They enter their calf, gander, and strawberry jam. After a big day of exploring the fair, the children head home. At the end of the week, the children are happy to find that their animals and jam have won awards.

Keywords: animals, competition, cow, decision making, excitement, fair, family, feelings, goose, happiness, seasons, siblings, summer

Once in a wood: Ten tales from aesop | by Rice, Eve

Follow the Fox, the Lion, and other animals through the various lessons of life. Aesop's Fables teach many lessons about being clever and playing the fool.

Keywords: aggression, amphibians, animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, crow, deception, decision making, deer, dog, duck, fable, fear, feelings, fox, friendship, frog, goal setting, goat, helping, horse, lion, mischief, mouse, music, pig, pride, problem solving, refusal skills, sizes, song, storks, stress management, teaching, verbal communication

Pretend you're a cat | by Marzollo, Jean

A series of questions ask children to use their imaginations so they can leap like a cat, beg like a dog, and act like many other animals.

Keywords: acting, animals, bear, bee, birds, cat, chicken, cow, dog, exercise, fish, five senses, horse, imagination, insects, jumping, pig, play, pretend, running, seal, snake, sounds, squirrel

I went walking | by Williams, Sue

A young child goes out for a walk. By the end of the story he is being followed by a cat, a horse, a cow, a duck, a pig, and a dog.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, cow, dog, duck, exercise, farm, horse, nonverbal communication, pig, recreation, walking

The tightrope walker | by Gervais, Benadette//Pittau, Francisco

Phil dreams of walking on a tightrope. He practices on the edge of his bed and on the clothesline. Phil walks a tightrope that takes him over fields, past Louises's house, past the city, out to the sea, into the mountains, and back home just in time for bed.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bear, bedtime, bodies of water, cat, cow, dreams, exercise, friendship, goal setting, gymnastics, imagination, moon, mountains, night, nonverbal communication, play, sea, sheep, sleep, sports, stars, whale

Dr. duck | by Ehrlich, H.M.

Different animals are under the care of an old-fashioned country doctor named Dr. Duck. A crow has a broken toe, a baby mouse has a fever, and a beaver has a cough. Everyone comes to help Dr. Duck when he gets sick.

Keywords: aging, animals, beaver, body parts, careers, caring, chicken, cow, crow, diseases, doctor, dog, duck, friendship, illness, measles, medicine, moose, mouse, mule, rabbit, rhyme, sheep, skunk, transportation, weasel

Rosie and the rustlers | by Gerrard, Roy

When a group of outlaws try to take Rosie's cattle, Rosie and her friends team up. They come up with a plan to capture the villians.

Keywords: adventures, animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, cooperation, cow, critical thinking, decision making, determination, friendship, goal setting, robbery, self esteem, teamwork

Morris the moose | by Wiseman, B.

Morris thinks that every animal with four legs and a horn is a moose. The cow and deer disagree with him. When they all go to get a drink in the pond, they see that they are all different.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, beverage, bodies of water, body image, conflict resolution, cow, decision making, deer, differences, food, moose, peer resistance, pond, verbal communication

The ornery morning | by Demuth, Patricia Brennan

Farmer Bill wakes up one morning and soon discovers that every animal on the farm refuses to do any work.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, careers, cat, chicken, conflict resolution, cow, disobedience, dog, farm, horse, responsibilities, sheep

The smallest cow in the world | by Paterson, Katherine

A very mean cow named Rosie is sold by her owners. Five-year-old Marvin gets extremely upset when his parents move.

Keywords: animals, change, conflict resolution, coping, cow, family, farm, imagination, loneliness, mischief, moving, nonverbal communication, parents, refusal skills, sadness, security, siblings, verbal communication

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