Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Even if I did something awful | by Hazen, Barbara Shook

A little girl breaks a vase and asks her mom about all these horrible things she could have done. She wonders if her mom will still love her. Her mom proves to her that she will love her, no matter what.

Keywords: accidents, conflict resolution, consequences, critical thinking, discipline, family, feelings, love, parents, sadness, verbal communication

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

Jamie's turn | by DeWitt, Jamie

Eleven year old Jamie helps his stepfather, Butch, pick corn one autumn day. When the corn picker becomes plugged up, Butch attempts to climb off the tractor but gets caught and is seriously injured. Jamie saves Butch's life by turning the corn picker off and running for help. Jamie keeps the farm running while Butch recovers from the accident.

Keywords: accidents, animals, assertiveness, author's note, baby, bravery, car, challenges, coping, courage, cow, crisis, decision making, disability, emergency, family, farm, fear, feelings, food, friendship, hard work, health, injury, love, maturity, motorcycle, neighbors, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pig, respect, responsibilities, safety, siblings, stepfather, transportation, truck

Nobody asked me if I wanted a little sister | by Alexander, Martha

Oliver's new baby sister gets a lot of attention and he feels neglected. He tries to give his sister away, but realizes that she wants to be with him. Oliver discovers that he will have a playmate when she is a little older.

Keywords: acceptance, baby, change, conflict resolution, coping, family, jealousy, love, siblings

Nobody's perfect, not even my mother | by Simon, Norma

Everyone is good at some things, but no one is good at everything. No one can do everything perfectly. People can be wonderful just the same.

Keywords: acceptance, differences, disappointment, family, learning, love, parents, patience, performance, self esteem

Whinnie the lovesick dragon | by Mayer, Mercer

Whinnie, a dragon, falls in love with a knight, but a knight and a dragon are supposed to be enemies.

Keywords: acceptance, bias, determination, dragons, love, mythical, relationship, royalty, self esteem, stereotypes

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

The blue faience hippopotamus | by Grant, Joan Marshall

A hippopotamus falls in love with an Egyptian princess. He finds a magician who turns him into a statue. The princess discovers the statue and there is a surprise ending.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, assertiveness, baby, change, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, egyptian, fable, feelings, hippopotamus, love, magic, multicultural, stress management, surprises, verbal communication, wish

Daddy's wedding | by Willhoite, Michael

Daniel's daddy marries a man. A commitment ceremony is viewed through the eyes of a child.

Keywords: acceptance, awareness, baseball, celebration, ceremony, companion, divorce, family, grandparents, homosexuality, love, marriage, parents, relationship, sexuality, sports, wedding

A rainbow of friends | by Halliman, P.K.

A vision of harmony celebrates differences among people. These vibrant pictures and rhymes help portray the notion that uniqueness in individuals is what makes each of us so special.

Keywords: acceptance, appreciation, confidence, differences, disability, diversity, equality, friendship, individuality, love, multicultural, peace, perspective, pride, rainbow, respect, self confidence, self esteem, shyness, speech, support, understanding, uniqueness, unselfish

One dad, two dads, brown dads, blue dads | by Valentine, Johnny

Lou and his friend are discussing their dads. Lou has two dads that are blue. Lou's two blue dads like to cook, play, laugh, and work just like his other dads. Lou and his friend discover that blue dads aren't really different from other dads.

Keywords: acceptance, appearance, colors, comparisons, discovery, diversity, family, friendship, love, parents, similarities, verbal communication

Le couronnement de babar | by Brunhoff, Jean de

The story is about the famous elephant Babar and his adventures in getting married. It illustrates how he introduces his bride to family and friends, the wedding ceremony, and the celebration afterwards. This book was entirely in French and the pictures tell the story.

Keywords: acceptance, adventures, animals, celebration, conflict resolution, decision making, friendship, language, love, marriage, multicultural, nonverbal communication, verbal communication, wedding

The mission bell | by Politi, Leo

Diego is taught by Father Serra that there is always a mission in life. Diego learns that you must learn to accept and love people for who they are and in turn, they will teach you.

Keywords: acceptance, animals, beliefs, desert, feelings, fishing, goal setting, hunting, love, mule, multicultural, native american, self esteem, spanish

December | by Bunting, Eve

A mother and son huddle together in a cardboard box on Christmas Eve when a mysterious woman knocks on their door. They give her a place to sleep, a small cookie, and a coat for a blanket. On Christmas morning, an angel appears and changes their life forever.

Keywords: acceptance, angel, appreciation, caring, celebration, christmas, community, coping, dreams, faith, family, five senses, giving, holidays, homeless, hunger, love, miracle, plants, pride, sharing, shelter, sounds

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

When the teddy bears came | by Waddell, Martin

After Tom's mother brings her new baby home, friends and family bring over lots of teddy bears for the new baby. Soon there are so many teddy bears that there is no room left for Tom to sit with mom and the baby. Tom's mother reassures Tom that there is always a place for Tom.

Keywords: baby, conflict resolution, emotions, family, feelings, happiness, jealousy, love, nonverbal communication, parents, presents, sadness, siblings, toys, verbal communication

A day, a dog | by Vincent, Gabrielle

A dog is left behind on a road to begin an adventure through the fields, city, beach, and country. Will it ever find someone who will love it again?(A Wordless Book)

Keywords: accidents, animals, beach, car, conflict resolution, dog, fear, feelings, friendship, loneliness, lost, love, transportation

Erika's story | by Vander Zee, Ruth

After being thrown from a train as a baby during the Holocaust, Erika finds safety, love, and peace in the family that saves her.

Keywords: adoption, assertiveness, author's note, bravery, conflict resolution, courage, critical thinking, family, fear, feelings, germany, history, hope, identity, Jewish, loss, love, memories, multicultural, parents, prejudice, pride, rescue, sadness, self esteem, separation, storytelling, survival, train, transportation, verbal communication, war

Monster cleans his house | by Blance, Ellen/ Cook, Ann

Monster lives in a tall house in the city. He loves his house! It is very fine. Monster thinks the house will be even finer after he cleans it. He works hard making sure he cleans all of the rooms for potential visitors. He takes a break after all that cleaning and the house looks fine indeed.

Keywords: appearance, bath, books, cleanliness, clothing, cooking, emotions, feelings, love, monsters, reading, relaxation, sleep, water

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