Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Spot's first walk | by Hill, Eric

Curious Spot goes on a journey and meets some interesting animals that live above and below the earth. In the end, he finds his golden treat and ventures on back home. Along the way, you can lift a flap to find his friends.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bee, birds, bodies of water, cat, chicken, critical thinking, curiosity, dog, feelings, fish, food, happiness, insects, lake, nutrition, rabbit, self esteem, verbal communication, woodpecker

Alfonse: Where are you? | by Wikler, Linda

Join Alfonse and Little Bird as they play the game of hide-and-seek. Alfonse and the other geese search all around for Little Bird but have no luck in finding her. If Alfonse were quiet, however, perhaps he might be able to hear her.

Keywords: animals, birds, bodies of water, counting, disappearance, discovery, games, goose, hearing, helping, lake, lost, noise, play, playing, worry

Baby duck and the bad eyeglasses | by Hest, Amy

Baby duck dislikes her new eyeglasses. She believes they look bad and hinder her ability to play. Her grandpa convinces her that her glasses are not so terrible after all.

Keywords: animals, baby, birds, boat, bodies of water, change, colors, conflict resolution, counting, dancing, duck, embarrassment, exercise, family, glasses, grandparents, health, lake, music, nonverbal communication, numbers, parents, park, play, reading, self esteem, sight, song, sun, verbal communication, vision, walking

Snake alley band | by Nygaard, Elizabeth

The snakes of Snake Alley love their snake band. The snakes hiss and bop their tails to make a great sound together. One summer day, a cricket, frog, fish, bird, and turtle tell the littlest snake that they would like to be in a band and demonstrate their unique sounds. Snake only wants to be with his snake band until he realizes that they never sound different at all and maybe it would be nice to have the other musicians in the snake band too. The other snakes do not like his idea, so the littlest snake starts his own band with the cricket, frog, fish, bird, and turtle.

Keywords: amphibians, autumn, birds, bodies of water, cricket, fish, frog, insects, lake, music, noise, reptiles, seasons, sleep, snake, sounds, spring, turtle, verbal communication, winter, woods

Lucy's picture | by Moon, Nicola

Lucy's blind grandpa is coming to visit today, and she wants to make him a special collage. Lucy gathers many different materials to make the collage that her grandpa can see with his hands. She uses sticks and leaves to make a tree, sand to make a path, and her own hair to make a dog with fur.

Keywords: ambition, animals, anticipation, beauty, blindness, bodies of water, communication, creativity, decision making, differences, disability, dog, family, feelings, five senses, flowers, fun, giving, grandparents, happiness, imagination, lake, love, nonverbal communication, parents, playground, sand, school, surprises, touch, verbal communication

B is for buckeye: An ohio alphabet | by Schonberg, Marcia

From A to Z, various facts about Ohio are given. Each letter of the alphabet represents past and present symbols and accomplishments of the state of Ohio. Johnny Appleseed, eight presidents, Quaker Oats, and the Underground Railroad are all associated with Ohio.

Keywords: airplane, alphabet, animals, astronaut, beach, bee, birds, bodies of water, butterfly, cardinal, cow, deer, exploration, farm, garden, history, insects, inventions, ladybug, lake, recreation, rocks, sequence, ship, space, squirrel, transportation, underground railroad, war, zoo

Daisy and the egg | by Simmons, Jane

As Aunt Buttercup sits atop her eggs, Daisy awaits the arrival of new cousins and a brother or sister. Soon the eggs begin to hatch, all but the one Daisy has been watching. When Mama gives up hope, Daisy helps hatch the late egg!

Keywords: affection, birds, bodies of water, critical thinking, duck, empathy, excitement, family, helping, hope, lake, love, patience, persistence, pond, siblings, swimming, verbal communication

The magic house | by Eversole, Robyn Harbert

April has a very vivid imagination which turns her house into a magical house. April's sister does not believe in the magic and when she is around it disappears for April too. One day when Meredith is struggling with her dance steps, April helps her to see the magic.

The minpins | by Dahl, Roald

Little Billy isn't supposed to go into the forest of sin, but he is a curious young boy. When he disobeys his mother and goes into the scary forest, he finds much more than a mean monster - he find new friends.

Keywords: adventures, airplane, birds, bodies of water, dragons, friendship, lake, mythical, swan, transportation

The christmas tree ship | by Winter, Jeanette

Captain Herman and his crew cut trees in Michigan to deliver to the city of Chicago for Christmas. When a blizzard forms over Lake Michigan, the Captain and his crew disappear. From then on, the Captain's wife and daughters carry out the Christmas Tree Ship tradition for many years.

Keywords: accidents, boat, bodies of water, business, careers, christmas, critical thinking, decision making, family, geography, holidays, lake, loss, love, missing, parents, plants, seasons, siblings, snow, teamwork, traditions, transportation, travel, verbal communication, weather, winter

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