Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The great white man-eating shark: A cautionary tale | by Mahy, Margaret

Norman was a good swimmer who was upset with all of the other swimmers who got in his way. He pretended he was a shark to get them out of his way.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, decision making, exercise, fear, feelings, fish, frustration, goal setting, nonverbal communication, shark, swimming, verbal communication

A fish in his pocket | by Cazet, Denys

On his way to school, Russell drops his math book in the pond. The teacher finds a fish in it when she opens it. Russell worries all day long about what to do with the fish. He finally comes up with a solution in art class.

Keywords: bodies of water, books, conflict resolution, death, fish, nonverbal communication, pond, problem solving, responsibilities, school, verbal communication

My many colored days | by Seuss, Dr.

Each day, we can all be in different moods. But did you ever feel as if your mood was like a color?Find out what colors represent certain animals and different feelings in this bright story.

Keywords: anger, animals, bear, bee, birds, business, change, colors, day, differences, feelings, fish, happiness, health, horse, insects, moods, owl, sadness, self confidence, self esteem

Curious clownfish | by Madder, Eric

A curious clownfish wants to explore the other creatures of the ocean. He goes out on an adventure and finds out what creatures are friendly and what creatures are dangerous.

Keywords: bodies of water, conflict resolution, curiosity, decision making, exploration, fish, friendship, goal setting, ocean, verbal communication

Rainbow fish to the rescue | by Pfister, Marcus

Rainbow Fish and his friends are playing flash-tag with their shiny scales. When a striped fish comes to play, they won't let him join their game. Suddenly a shark appears, so Rainbow Fish and his friends risk their lives to save the lonely striped fish.

Keywords: assertiveness, bodies of water, colors, decision making, feelings, fish, friendship, games, loneliness, loyalty, rescue, sadness, safety, sea, shark

123 pop! | by Isadora, Rachel

Pop!The numbers 1-1,000,000 are counted through pop art, ranging from astronauts, fish, and gargolyes to animals, flowers, and food. Can you count 1,000 jellybeans and 1,000,000 stars?

Keywords: animals, astronaut, body parts, buildings, change, chimpanzee, colors, counting, dancing, fish, flowers, food, heroism, numbers, performance, sequence, sounds, stars, symbols

Simple simon and the magic fish | by Richter, K

Simon is made fun of all the time because he is very simple. One day, he catches a magic fish who grants him some wishes. Simon's life changes forever.

Keywords: change, conflict resolution, differences, fish, kindness, magic, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, verbal communication

In arctic waters | by Crawford, Laura

An arctic adaptation of ﾓThis is the House that Jack Builtﾔ follows polar bears, walruses, seals, narwhals, and beluga whales as they chase each other around ﾓthe ice that floats in the Arctic waters.ﾔ Learn how these animals live in the cold, icy arctic region.

Keywords: adaptation, animals, arctic, author's note, bear, birds, bodies of water, exercise, fish, hunting, ice, owl, pattern, seal, swimming, teasing, walrus, whale

The carp in the bathtub | by Cohen, Barbara

Leah and Henry want to save the carp that their mom will want to cook for dinner. They try to hide the carp in the tub and also in a bucket. Their dad explains that fish are for eating so he gives them a cat as a pet.

Keywords: animals, cat, community, fish, food, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, nutrition, passover, pets, shelter, traditions

Here is the arctic winter | by Dunphy, Madeleine

The animals of the fascinating world of the arctic show their land. Nature and the environment are the themes.

Keywords: animals, caribou, cod, fish, fox, hare, nature, owl, polar bear, seal, whale, winter, wolf

Over in the ocean: In a coral reef | by Berkes, Marianne

Count one through 10 while using rhymes to talk about different activities between mother fishes and their babies. Move to the rhythm of this ocean creatures poem!

Keywords: animals, author's note, counting, dolphin, fish, illustrator's note, music, numbers, ocean, octopus, pattern, poetry, repetition, rhyme, rhythm, song, starfish

Swimmy (Nnadarin) | by Lionni, Leo

Swimmy was the fastest fish in his school. When all the other fish in his school get eaten by a new big fish, he explores by himself until he finds a new school of fish. He then teaches his new school how to swim close together so that they look like the biggest fish of all and will scare away the other big fish.

Keywords: assertiveness, bravery, conflict resolution, cooperation, critical thinking, exploration, fish, individuality, problem solving, teamwork

Where the forest meets the sea | by Baker, Jeannie

A boy travels with his father to a special place where no people are. While on this trip, the boy wonders what will happen in the future to nature and the environment.

Keywords: australian, bodies of water, critical thinking, family, fish, forest, multicultural, parents, sea

Going for oysters | by Adams, Jeanie

An Australian girl tells how she fishes for oysters and fish. It is a long and dangerous job. The whole family enjoys eating the fish that she catches.

Keywords: australian, bodies of water, family, fish, fishing, food, grandparents, multicultural, nutrition, recreation, river

Fish in the air | by Wiese, Kurt

Little fish owned everything that looked like a fish. One day he made his dad buy him the biggest fish kite. The kite was caught by a gust of wind and little fish was taken into the air and dropped into a fish net in the nearest pond.

Keywords: assertiveness, bodies of water, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, fish, parents, pond, verbal communication, weather, wind

Turtle tale | by Asch, Frank

A young turtle on the way to a pond comes in contact with many new experiences. His new experiences take him from being a young turtle to a wise old turtle.

Keywords: animals, birds, bodies of water, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, fish, fox, pond, rabbit, reptiles, turtle

Just my dad and me | by Komaiko, Leah

A little girl wants to go to the ocean with her father, but she soon realizes that their whole family will be joining them. She escapes to another place where she is the only person in the world.

Keywords: animals, bodies of water, family, fish, nonverbal communication, ocean, parents, siblings, whale

Amos camps out | by Seligson, Susan//Schneider, Howie

Amos is a dog that rides his couch everywhere, even camping. He has a good time camping and even uses his couch to scare a bear away from camp.

Keywords: animals, bear, bodies of water, camping, dog, fish, food, lake, nonverbal communication, nutrition, recreation

My grandpa and the sea | by Orr, Katherine

A little girl and her grandpa go fishing on a boat. Grandpa starts a sea moss farm when he loses his job as a fisherman.

Keywords: boat, bodies of water, careers, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, farm, fish, friendship, goal setting, grandparents, island, nonverbal communication, recreation, sea, technology, verbal communication

Mcelligot's pool | by Seuss, Dr.

As a boy fishes in Farmer McElligot's pool, he describes many of the fish he could possibly catch. The farmer tells him that he will never catch anything there. The boy is determined to be patient; if he waits long enough he may catch something.

Keywords: bodies of water, critical thinking, curiosity, determination, fish, fishing, goal setting, humor, imagination, nature, patience, recreation, refusal skills

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