Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Astro bunnies | by Loomis, Christine

Zip!Zoom!Join these astro bunnies as they explore outer space. Help the bunnies get to outer space. What will they find there?Whether it's shooting starts or bunnies from other places, astro bunnies always come home.

Keywords: accomplishment, adventures, animals, astronaut, astronomy, challenges, critical thinking, emotions, exploration, friendship, fun, goal setting, happiness, imagination, moon, nonverbal communication, ocean, planet, playing, rabbit, rhyme, science, sky, stars, technology, transportation, travel, weather

Moon jump | by Matura, Mustapha

Cayal loves jumping. He jumps everywhere. One day, he jumps to the moon where he meets a moon man and has tea with him. When he is tired, he jumps home.

Keywords: acceptance, bath, bedtime, beverage, exercise, family, fantasy, food, hygiene, imagination, jumping, moon, multicultural, nonverbal communication, nutrition, school, self esteem, sleep

If i built a village | by Mizumura, Kazue

The narrator of this story speculates about the going's on in several different imaginary villages. At the conclusion of the story, the narrator realizes that people will care about any village and fill it with love.

Keywords: acceptance, critical thinking, curiosity, goal setting, imagination, love, verbal communication

Appelemando's dreams | by Polacco, Patricia

Appelemando's dreams color the town. The adults do not appreciate the significance of his dreams until he uses his power to save the children.

Keywords: acceptance, appreciation, colors, community, conflict resolution, creativity, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, friendship, imagination, individuality, safety, self esteem, sleep

I wish that i had duck feet | by Lesieg, Theo

A boy wishes that he has several different unique body parts, such as duck feet, an elephant's nose, etc. Until he realizes that he is just glad to be himself.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, birds, body image, creativity, decision making, elephant, goal setting, imagination, self esteem

Wemberly worried | by Henkes, Kevin

A young mouse named Wemberky worries about everything. Now she faces her biggest worry, the first day of school. Find out what Wemberly will do with so many worries to worry about!

Keywords: acceptance, animals, bath, bedtime, birthday, body parts, butterfly, car, change, confidence, conflict resolution, dolls, emotions, encouragement, family, feelings, friendship, grandparents, halloween, happiness, holidays, imagination, mouse, noise, parents, party, playground, playing, rabbit, relief, school, self esteem, shyness, stress management, verbal communication, worry

I'm going on a bear hunt | by Sivulich, Sandra Stroner

A young boy goes on an imaginary bear hunt.

Keywords: animals, bear, imagination, nonverbal communication

As i was crossing boston common | by Farber, Norma

While a turtle is crossing the Boston Common, he sees a man with many animals. All of these uncommon animals are in alphabetical order.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, assertiveness, critical thinking, diversity, imagination, reptiles, sequence, turtle

A secret house | by Gauch, Patricia Lee

A little girl dreams about a secret house by the sea. She wishes that she could live there with her doll.

Keywords: bodies of water, creativity, dolls, dreams, goal setting, imagination, nonverbal communication, sea, shelter

A father like that | by Zolotow, C.

A little boy wishes he had a father. He tells his mother all the things he would do with his father if he were there.

Keywords: conflict resolution, family, imagination, parents

When the sun rose | by Berger, Barbara Helen

A lonely little girl had an imaginary playmate come one sunny day. She brought color, warmth, and enjoyment. The playmate left when the sun set with a promise to return when the sun rose the next day.

Keywords: colors, fable, feelings, friendship, goal setting, imagination, nature, nonverbal communication, sun

Polar slumber | by Rockhill, Dennis

A backyard snow bear comes to become an integral part of a little girl's slumber. She explores the arctic landscape in the bear's company and awakens to question the authenticity of the experience. Was her excursion fantasy or reality?

Keywords: animals, arctic, clothing, colors, home, imagination, light, moon, night, polar bear, rhythm, seasons, sleep, snow, song, storytelling, winter

I'm not sleepy | by Cazet, Denys

It is Alex's bedtime, but he is not tired. Alex's father tells Alex a bedtime story about a little boy's adventure to the jungle. By the end of the story, Alex is asleep in his bed.

Keywords: bedtime, critical thinking, family, goal setting, imagination, jungle, moon, parents, sleep, stars, storytelling, verbal communication

My crayons talk | by Hubbard, Patricia

A little girl's box of crayons comes to life. Each color of crayon speaks of its role through different actions and rhyme words.

Keywords: animals, art, colors, imagination, rhyme, verbal communication

The big pets | by Smith, Lane

There is a mysterious world where the children are small and the pets are big. These children, along with their pets, gather to play at night and are therefore called nightchildren.

Keywords: animals, dreams, imagination, night, opposites, pets, play, recreation, sizes

Good morning, bear | by Peters, Lisa Westberg

Katherine's best friend is an old man named Carl. They have many adventures on the river and the river speaks to them.

Keywords: adventures, aging, bodies of water, caring, friendship, imagination, nature, nonverbal communication, river

Where's julius | by Burningham, John

A young boy, Julius, uses his imagination to take him on many exciting adventures.

Keywords: adventures, critical thinking, imagination, travel

The summer sands | by Garland, Sherry

When a raging storm destroys the sand dunes that several animals and plants called home, a community works together to restore the dunes in a most creative way. Includes an author's note about the ecology of the coastal sand dunes and what is being done to preserve them.

Keywords: animals, autumn, beach, birds, bodies of water, christmas, clouds, cold, colors, community, cooperation, crab, crustaceans, environment, family, five senses, flowers, fun, games, grandparents, habitat, helping, holidays, hurricane, imagination, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, relaxation, sand, sea, seasons, sounds, storm, storytelling, summer, vacation, verbal communication, water, weather, wind, winter

Wiggle | by Cronin, Doreen

There are many ways to wiggle during the day. Join this dog as he wiggles from morning until night through the pages of lively rhyming text. From flipping pancakes to exploring the moon, your imagination will take you to even more ways to get your wiggles out.

Keywords: animals, bedtime, bee, birds, body parts, butterfly, crocodile, dancing, dog, exercise, fish, grasshopper, imagination, insects, moon, mouse, music, polar bear, rhyme, shadows, sleep, snake, time

My brother, ant | by Byars, Betsy

Anthony is a wild and creative little brother who, in the course of four different stories, tests the patience of his older brother.

Keywords: acceptance, activities, bedtime, caring, challenges, coping, correspondence, creativity, family, fear, fight, forgiveness, growing up, helping, imagination, mischief, monsters, patience, siblings, storytelling, worry, writing

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