Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The alphabet room | by Pinto, Sara

Look at this illustrated sequence of hidden doors. As you look behind each door, different pictures accumulate from A to Z. You'll find 26 surprises in the alphabet room (A Board Book).

Keywords: alphabet, animals, art, clothing, colors, fish, instruments, kite, newspaper, owl, plants, quilt, sequence, snake, umbrella, zebra

The little brute family | by Hoban, Russell

It isn't until Baby Brute finds a lost good feeling in a field of daisies that the family becomes happy and friendly. In the springtime, they flew thier kites together. In summer, they swam together. In fall, they gathered nuts and acorns. And in winter, they sang songs together. When spring came again, the little Brute family changed their name to nice.

Keywords: autumn, baby, change, family, feelings, fight, flowers, food, kite, manners, nature, parents, pony, school, seasons, siblings, sledding, sleep, snow, song, spring, summer, sun, swimming, winter, woods

What's inside? The alphabet book | by Kitamura, Satoshi

Playful pictures prompt each letter's picture and word. The guessing game aspect of this format sets it apart from typical alphabet book (A wordless book).

Keywords: alphabet, birds, cat, critical thinking, dog, elephant, fire engine, hippopotamus, iguana, kite, morning, night, octopus, rat, sequence, snow, tiger, transportation, umbrella, woodpecker, zebra

The magic kite | by Stanbridge, Bobette

A kite travels to America through time and watches America change and grow. Katy the kite spends time with a young girl in a city until it becomes too busy to fly. A Native American medicine man teaches Katy to speak to mother earth, father sky, angels, and fairies.

Keywords: angel, animals, birds, butterfly, elephant, friendship, grasshopper, imagination, insects, kite, magic, multicultural, native american, picnic, prayer, spiritual, tree, turtle

The marshmallow incident | by Barrett, Judi

The town of Right and the town of Left do not have anything to do with one another. Someone had even painted a yellow line that nobody ever dared cross. The Order of the Ambidextrous Knights of the Dotted Yellow Line, watch over the line as well as guarding their marshmallows. In June, the town of Right has their picnic, and someone accidentally trips over the yellow line. The knights immediately grab the closest ammunition: their marshmallows, and minutes later both towns are covered with marshmallows, until they realize how silly it was. The towns hold town meetings and no one could think of…

Keywords: castle, celebration, colors, community, conflict, conflict resolution, creativity, dancing, decision making, differences, fable, food, goal setting, kite, neighbors, peace, play, poetry, puppets, royalty, teamwork, verbal communication

Things that go | by Rockwell, Anne

Tractor trailers, convertibles, police cars, and tankers are some of the things that travel on the road. Food is delivered in some of these vehicles. Things that go in the air, in the city, in the yard, and in the park are also described. Can you ride a bicycle?

Keywords: airplane, bicycle, boat, bus, car, exercise, food, kite, motorcycle, nutrition, park, play, skating, skiing, sledding, snow, toys, train, transportation, truck, weather

Vera's first day of school | by Rosenberry, Vera

It's Vera's first day of school!She is so excited that she is up before the sun. But when she finally gets to the school yard, it is full of older children who scare Vera. When she finally gets to her classroom, with a little help from her mother, it is everything she hoped it would be.

Keywords: art, caterpillar, climbing, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, emotions, family, fear, food, happiness, kite, loneliness, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, play, playground, sadness, school, self esteem, siblings, skating, stream, stress management, sun, tree

Q.T. pie catches the rainbow | by Sanders, Stephanie

Now that Q.T. Pie is finished with her chores, she can join her friends outside for play. But when it starts to rain, she must find something fun to do indoors. With help from her mom, Q.T. discovers how to catch a rainbow inside her own house!With colored beads strung in her hair, Q.T. can now wear her very own rainbow.

Keywords: african american, bicycle, body parts, clouds, colors, creativity, exercise, food, games, god, kite, light, multicultural, play, rain, rainbow, responsibilities, spiritual, weather

Lucky song | by Williams, Vera B

Evie receives everything she wants from her family, including something new to wear and a kite to fly. One of the best things Evie receives is a song from her father.

Keywords: african american, clothing, clouds, family, food, grandparents, kite, learning, multicultural, nutrition, play, presents, song

I want to be | by Moss, Thylias

This young girl is asked, What do you want to be? She spends all day going around her town imagining all the things she wants to be. Finally, she figures it out. She wants to do everything.

Keywords: community, critical thinking, dancing, discovery, dreams, exercise, five senses, games, goal setting, imagination, instruments, kite, language, music, park, plants, play, self confidence, self esteem, sight, touch, train, transportation, verbal communication

A sky full of dragons | by Wright, Mildred Whatley

Lee Chow's grandfather shows him the wonderful items in the magic Chest of Dragons. What Lee Chow really wants is marbles and the Chest of Dragons cannot provide them. Fortunately, the Spring Festival creates good times, friends, and the beautiful marbles Lee Chow desires.

Keywords: appreciation, art, celebration, chinese american, colors, conflict resolution, customs, dragons, family, friendship, games, giving, grandparents, happiness, kite, magic, manners, multicultural, park, playing, respect, verbal communication

The dragon kite | by Luenn, Nancy

Ishikawa, a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, learns to build kites in order to take the emperor's golden dolphins.

Keywords: dragons, goal setting, heroism, japanese, kite, multicultural, mythical, royalty

A carp for kimiko | by Kroll, Virginia

Kimiko is a young Japanese girl who desperately wants a carp kite to fly on Children's Day. But only boys are allowed to have these kites, and Kimiko questions this rule.

Keywords: assertiveness, bias, family, feelings, frustration, gender, japanese, kite, multicultural, parents, rules, siblings, verbal communication

Oscar de mejo's abc | by de Mejo, Oscar

The alphabet is brought to life in colorful illustrations of patriotic words. The history and culture of American life influences the representation of each of the letters of the alphabet.

Keywords: alphabet, baseball, christmas, dancing, exercise, fourth of july, history, holidays, independence, kite, sequence, skating, sports

Kite flier | by Haseley, Dennis

A young man leaves home, marries, and begins to fly kites. He teaches his son the joy of kite flying, and with each changing event in their lives, a new kite is launched. When the son wants to travel, too, they make a very symbolic kite for both of them.

Keywords: conflict resolution, critical thinking, death, feelings, freedom, happiness, kite, loneliness, loss, nonverbal communication, play, sadness, stress management, traditions, travel, weather, wind

The emperor and the kite | by Yolen, Jane

A little Chinese princess is ignored by her brothers and sisters and especially by her father, the emperor. No one realizes her importance until she is able to save her father's life using her kite.

Keywords: chinese, critical thinking, family, feelings, kite, loneliness, multicultural, parents, rescue, royalty, siblings, stress management

Dragon kite of the autumn moon | by Reddix, Valerie

Every year, Tad-Tin and his grandfather make a special kite to fly on Kite's Day. This year Grandfather is sick, so it is up to Tin to sacrifice his special Dragon kite in order to carry all their misfortune away.

Keywords: assertiveness, autumn, butterfly, caterpillar, chinese, decision making, determination, dragons, excitement, family, feelings, folktale, food, goal setting, grandparents, health, illness, insects, kite, loss, love, moon, multicultural, mythical, nonverbal communication, nutrition, sadness, seasons, self esteem, stress management, traditions, verbal communication

Things to play with | by Rockwell, Anne

Bicycle, pinwheels, balloons, sand, slides, and kites are some of the things to play with in the park. Noisy things to play with in the yard, things to play with at school, and things to play with at a party are some of the other areas described.

Keywords: beach, bicycle, books, exercise, five senses, games, jumping, kite, noise, park, party, play, school, seasons, skating, snow, sounds, sports, toys

My mamma had a dancing heart | by Gray, Libba Moore

A ballerina remembers how she developed a dancing heart just like her mother's. After each dance, both mother and daughter shared in a special moment for that season. For example, the autumn dance would be a leaf-kicking leg lifting, hand clapping, hello autumn ballet, and afterwards, they would press leaves and drink hot tea spiced.

Keywords: autumn, balloon, beach, dancing, exercise, kite, rain, seasons, snow, spring, summer, water, winter

Complete adventures of curious george | by Rey, Al//Rey, H.A.

A compilation of Curious George stories show his adventures which range from getting a job, riding a bike, getting a medal, flying a kite, learning the alphabet, and going to the hospital.

Keywords: alphabet, animals, balloon, bicycle, boat, bodies of water, books, circus, conflict resolution, curiosity, decision making, doctor, elephant, emotions, fire, hospital, kite, letters, monkey, newspaper, river, sequence, symbols, verbal communication, work, writing

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