Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The adventures of connie and diego | by Garcia, Maria

Connie and Diego are born multi-colored and get laughed at by their siblings. They travel to try to find a place where they fit in. They find that they are human beings and the place they belong is with their parents and family with the other humans.

Keywords: acceptance, adventures, appearance, differences, family, learning, parents, self esteem, siblings, verbal communication

Metropolitan cow | by Egan, Tim

Bennett Gibbons, the only calf in his neighborhood, often feels very bored and alone. When the Andersons, a family of pigs, move in next-door, Bennett instantly becomes friends with Webster, the youngest Anderson. Come join Bennett and Webster in the joy and pains of friendship.

Keywords: acceptance, adventures, anger, animals, apology, beliefs, boredom, caring, courage, cow, culture, equality, family, feelings, forgiveness, friendship, fun, happiness, loneliness, neighbors, nonverbal communication, parents, pig, play, sadness, self esteem, stereotypes, verbal communication

A mother for choco (Une maman pour choco) | by Kasza, Keiko

A lonely bird, Choco, tries to find his mother by going to a variety of animals and comparing features to see if they match. Choco finally comes across a bear who takes Choco as her baby.

Keywords: acceptance, adoption, animals, baby, bear, birds, conflict resolution, decision making, differences, family, parents, self esteem

Tarzan | by San Souci, Robert

Family is defined differently when Tarzan is raised by a group of apes. Tarzan grows into a curious being. Confused by what he knows and what he is finding out, his confusion builds to power as he rules the apes. Can he forget his past to pursue his future?

Keywords: acceptance, adoption, africa, aggression, anger, animals, ape, appearance, assertiveness, author's note, challenges, conflict resolution, dancing, death, determination, differences, exploration, family, fight, growing up, jungle, kidnapped, lion, loyalty, multicultural, orphan, reading, survival, writing

Mommy far, mommy near: An adoption story | by Peacock, Carol Antoinette

Elizabeth is a young Chinese girl who has been adopted by an American family. Elizabeth begins to question her adoption and wonders why her mommy in China did not keep her. Elizabeth's mother explains the adoption to her and loves that she has a mother who is far away and one who is close.

Who's whose? | by Ormerod, Jan

Three families come together every day of the week to do activities help each other out. Some observe activities, do chores with others, or run errands with their friends. With so many people doing things together it is hard to keep track of who's whose!

Keywords: acceptance, activities, african american, animals, behavior, cat, challenges, child care, community, cooperation, correspondence, Days of the Week, dog, exercise, family, food, grandparents, helping, multicultural, nutrition, parents, play, responsibilities, school, sharing, siblings, television

Bat boy and his violin | by Curtis, Gavin

Reginald loves playing the violin. His father only has time to worry about the Duke's losing streak. Reginald passionately plays the violin to improve the baseball team's losing streak. Find out what else Reginald's love for the violin improves.

The eensy-weensy spider | by Hoberman, Mary Ann

Travel beyond the waterspout -- out into the garden, pond, brook, shoe store, and even the park with this determined spring-loving spider. Sing the all-time classic tune or just read with rhythm!This book will catch you in its colorful web and keep you on your toes as you advance beyond the traditional limits.

Keywords: acceptance, accidents, accomplishment, activities, adventures, affection, amphibians, anticipation, baby, bath, bedtime, beetle, birds, bodies of water, body parts, brook, bully, butterfly, caring, caterpillar, change, climbing, clothing, colors, community, companion, compromise, confidence, conflict resolution, cooperation, counting, courage, curiosity, cycle, dancing, decision making, determination, direction, discovery, dragonfly, duck, environment, exercise, family, fish, flowers, frog, fun, garden, grasshopper, injury, insects, instruments, language, morning, moving, music, nature, numbers, parade, parents, park, plants, pond, practice, rain, rhyme, routine, seasons, sharing, shopping, skipping, sleep, song, spider, spring, success, sun, swimming, travel, verbal communication, walking, weather, worm

Merry-go-round | by Heine, Helme

Katie shows Auntie Dumpling, Uncle Plod, and Mr. Brian how to have an interesting and unique holiday.

Keywords: adventures, assertiveness, conflict resolution, family, goal setting, holidays, verbal communication

The quarreling book | by Zolotow, C.//Lobel, A.

The inclement weather causes a father to be in a bad mood. He takes his feelings out on the mother, then the mother takes it out on the children. The quarreling continues with other characters, but is resolved at the end of the book.

Keywords: conflict resolution, family, moods, nonverbal communication, parents, verbal communication, weather

The moon was best | by Zolotow, C.

A mother reflects about her trip to Paris as she shows her daughter beautifully enlarged photos of her favorite places.

Keywords: family, french, memories, moon, multicultural, parents, travel, verbal communication

A teeny tiny baby | by Schwartz, Amy

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a newborn baby?Listen to the thoughts of this baby as he talks about all the different places he likes to go. Where does he like to sleep?

Keywords: baby, bedtime, curiosity, family, parents, play, sleep

Stories from the big chair | by Wallace-Brodeur, R.

Molly is tired of her younger sister, Susan. She tells stories about Susan for one week and realizes she's not so bad afterall.

Keywords: conflict resolution, family, siblings, storytelling, understanding

And my mean old mother will be sorry, blackboard bear | by Alexander, Martha

Anthony is tired of his mean mother always yelling at him, so he runs away with his bear. After some fun, he misses his mother, his bed, his pillow, and food. He happily returns to his home.

Keywords: adventures, conflict resolution, decision making, family, running away, safety

Iva dunnit and the big wind | by Purdy, Carol

A pioneer woman named Iva Dunnit tries to save her house from the Big Wind. Her children use their wits and work with their mother to save their property from the wind storm.

Keywords: barn, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, decision making, family, farm, parents, pioneers, siblings, stress management, survival, weather, wind

Stories about rosie | by Voigt, Cynthia

Rosie's four adventures are quite eventful for a dog that loves chaos.

Keywords: animals, dog, excitement, family, fun, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, play, siblings

The drinking gourd | by Monjo, F.N.

Tom misbehaves in church and is sent home early. He goes to play in the barn and discovers runaway slaves. He and his father help them escape and Tom learns all about freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Keywords: african american, assertiveness, bravery, church, critical thinking, decision making, escape, family, freedom, goal setting, helping, history, misbehavior, multicultural, nonverbal communication, play, slavery, underground railroad, verbal communication

The room | by Gerstein, Mordicai

The history of a room for rent is depicted. The past owners of the house, their lives, and why they moved is shown.

Keywords: family, friendship, memories, moving, shelter

Pot luck | by Tobias, Tobi

Rachel and her grandmother prepare for a special dinner guest, Sophie, who is grandmother's oldest friend. They go through a lot of work to make sure everything is perfect.

Keywords: family, food, friendship, grandparents, nutrition

The toy brother | by Steig, William

Yorick considers his brother, Charles, to be a first rate pain. When Yorick concocts a potion that shrinks himself to the size of a peanut, Charles takes care of him and struggles to find an antidote before their parents return.

Keywords: adventures, creativity, emotions, family, feelings, fun, happiness, love, parents, sadness, siblings, surprises

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