Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

One duck, another duck | by Pomerantz, Charlotte

An owl and his grandmother go to a pond. The owl practices counting ducks and swans up to ten.

Keywords: birds, counting, decision making, determination, duck, family, grandparents, learning, owl, sequence, swan

The surprise family | by Reiser, Lynn

A little hen finds herself adopted into a strange family, but she loves them anyway. She then has a surprise in her own family, but learns to love anyway.

Keywords: adoption, birds, chicken, conflict resolution, confusion, duck, family, feelings, love, nonverbal communication, parents

Make way for ducklings | by McCloskey, Robert

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard are searching for the perfect place to settle down and raise ducklings. They find an island in the Charles River and later they have eight ducklings. While Mrs. Mallard raises the children, Mr. Mallard explores the river for a better home. They end up living in a public park and eat peanuts that people feed them.

Keywords: birds, birth, child care, critical thinking, decision making, duck, family, food, goal setting, nutrition, parents, responsibilities, shelter

Abran paso a los patitos (Make way for ducklings) | by McCloskey, Robert

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard are searching for the perfect place to settle down and raise ducklings. They find an island in the Charles River and later they have eight ducklings. While Mrs. Mallard raises the children, Mr. Mallard explores the river for a better home. They end up living in a public park and eat peanuts that people feed them.

Keywords: birds, birth, child care, critical thinking, decision making, duck, family, food, goal setting, nutrition, parents, responsibilities, shelter

Off to school, baby duck! | by Hest, Amy

It's baby ducks first day of school and she's a little bit nervous. Mr. and Mrs. Duck tell her to be brave because she's going to have so much fun. They hurry off to school and meet Grandpa duck on the way who gives baby duck the confidence she needs for the first day. Baby duck happily goes off to school with her new friend Dary Duck.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, birds, bravery, courage, duck, family, fear, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, preparation, school, self esteem, shyness, song, sounds, teaching

Color farm | by Ehlert, Lois

Pages with color and shape cut-outs are added together to make animals on a farm. The shapes and animals are labeled.

Keywords: animals, birds, cat, chicken, colors, cow, dog, duck, farm, goose, pig, shapes, sheep

Animal action abc | by Pandell, Karen

Come work out with the animals while you learn your ABCs. See all the kids stretching, reaching, crawling, and moving just like the cats, bears, elephants, and whales that are pictured nearby.

Keywords: activities, alphabet, amphibians, animals, birds, crane, duck, elephant, exercise, frog, giraffe, hippopotamus, kangaroo, nonverbal communication, penguin, sequence, tiger, whale, wolf

Captain bob sets sail | by Schotter, Roni

Bob is a young boy who uses his imagination to turn his daily bath into an amazing adventure in which he encounters boats, sea creatures, and a water fall. When his bath is over, the brave Captain Bob drains the ocean and gets ready for bed.

Keywords: adventures, animals, bath, bedtime, boat, body parts, bravery, cleanliness, dinosaur, duck, feelings, fish, imagination, monsters, play, sea, toys, water

Wake up farm! | by Tresselt, Alvin

Many different farm animals begin to wake each other up and start their days. Finally, the little boy who lives on the farm wakes and begins his day. This farm is full of many sights and sounds.

Keywords: barn, bee, birds, cat, chicken, chipmunk, cow, dog, donkey, duck, farm, five senses, food, goose, horse, morning, night, nutrition, pig, sheep, sky, sleep, sounds, stars, sun, turkey

Gertie the duck | by Georgiady, Nicholas P//Romano, Louis

Gertie is a duck who likes people and wants to build her nest where there are a lot of people to see. She flies to the city and decides to build her nest by the river because there were many people on the bridge. The people really liked Gertie and after she lays her eggs and they hatch, the people move Gertie and her baby ducks where there are many new people around.

Keywords: assertiveness, baby, birds, birth, conflict resolution, duck, feelings, goal setting, nature, nonverbal communication, travel

In the small, small pond | by Fleming, Denise

Each season brings changes to the pond including a variety of animals.

Keywords: amphibians, animals, autumn, birds, duck, frog, heron, muskrat, raccoon, seasons, spring, summer, swallow, winter

Farmer schulz's ducks | by Thiele, Colin

After the growing traffic from a nearby city turns the road next to Anna's farm into a dangerous highway, Anna devises a way for her ducks to safely cross the road.

Keywords: assertiveness, birds, change, child care, community, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, duck, family, farm, health, parents, refusal skills, safety, verbal communication

I took a walk | by Cole, Henry

A boy goes on a nature walk along the woods, meadows, and pond. He explores a variety of animals, birds, plants, insects, and fish on his journey. He explores the ground, sky, and water and sees more than fifty living things.

Keywords: animals, birds, bodies of water, butterfly, deer, duck, exercise, firefly, fish, flowers, forest, frog, nature, pond, swallow, tree, turtle, walking, woodpecker

Moo in the morning | by Maitland, Barbara

Mom likes the noise of the city but not early in the morning. To get away, she decides to visit Uncle Jack who lives on a farm. When they arrive, they discover that the farm is loud like the city -- only there are animal noises instead of car sounds.

Keywords: animals, barn, birds, bodies of water, car, careers, cow, day, duck, farm, five senses, morning, night, noise, pond, sheep, sounds, stress management, transportation

Nora's duck | by Ichikawa, Satomi

Nora finds a duckling who had fallen out of its nest. Nora took the duckling to Dr. John, so he could help the injured duckling. At Dr. John's, Nora finds herself surrounded by animals.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, birds, cat, conflict resolution, doctor, dog, duck, helping, sheep, verbal communication

Peter rabbit's abc | by Potter, Beatrix

Illustrations from Beatrix Potter's stories form the basis for this alphabet story of letters.

Keywords: alphabet, amphibians, animals, bee, birds, cat, duck, food, fox, frog, insects, letters, mouse, nutrition, pig, rabbit

Eggday | by Dunbar, Joyce

Dora the duck, announces to Pogson the pig, Humphrey the horse, and Gideon the goat that tomorrow is Eggday!There will be a big competition to see who has the best egg. Pogson, Humphrey, and Gideon are so excited about Eggday, but they don't know how to lay their own eggs. Can a pig lay an egg?Can a horse?Or a goat?The animals learn a lesson from Hetty Hen, and Dora has a fun surprise!

Keywords: animals, chicken, competition, duck, goat, horse, pig, repetition, rhyme, sounds

Grunter: A pig with an attitude | by Jolley, Mike

Grnter is a pig with an attitude. He thinks he rules the little green farm. All of the other animals are sick of it!On his birthday, Grunter thinks everyone forgot him but they have decided to get their revenge. Before Grunter knows what's going on, he's blasted into outer space. Where will he end up now?

Keywords: anger, animals, behavior, birds, birthday, bully, cat, celebration, chicken, dog, duck, farm, feelings, manners, misbehavior, mouse, overweight, pig, sadness, sheep, surprises, trick

Dance | by Shumaker, Ward

Join pigs, cats, dogs, ducks, and many other animals as they dance the night away. The animals demonstrate many different dances from flopping and dropping to swirling and twirling to the music.

Keywords: animals, bear, cat, dancing, dog, dragons, duck, elephant, exercise, fun, instruments, jumping, kangaroo, monkey, nonverbal communication, pig, play, poetry, rabbit, shapes, turtle, verbal communication

And the cow said moo! | by Phillips, Mildred

A cow wonders why she says moo but all the other farm animals make different noises. She soon learns that each animal has its own identity and makes its own sounds, making them all unique.

Keywords: animals, cow, differences, dog, duck, farm, horse, individuality, morning, noise, nonverbal communication, owl, pets, pig, rhyme, sheep, sounds, uniqueness, verbal communication

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