Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

The old woman who lived in a vinegar bottle | by MacDonald, Margaret Read

An old woman complains about living in a vinegar bottle. A fairy friend helps her to grant her wish. But the little old lady is still unhappy and wants more wishes granted by her fairy friend.

Keywords: apathy, assertiveness, author's note, bedtime, british, change, decision making, dreams, fairy, fantasy, feelings, folktale, manners, multicultural, selfishness, sleep, trust, verbal communication

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

Please say please! | by Cuyler, Margery

When Penguin invites his friends for dinner, they all seem to have forgotten their manners. The animals need help to remember the right way to act at a friend's house.

Keywords: animals, bear, birds, chimpanzee, elephant, food, friendship, giraffe, hippopotamus, lion, manners, nutrition, parrot, penguin, pig, rhinoceros, sounds

Meet wild boars | by Rosoff, Meg

Borris, Morris, Horace, and Doris are wild boars. They lack manners and kindness. Do not try to be friends with them because all they will do is cause trouble.

Keywords: animals, boar, conflict resolution, decision making, disobedience, hygiene, manners, misbehavior, mischief, nonverbal communication, rhyme, rude, selfishness

Mooove over! | by Beil, Karen Magnuson

A trolley driver has a set system that he always uses to keep track of the number of passengers: he counts by twos. One day, everything is going right on schedule, until a big, bossy cow comes on the trolley. The driver loses count and the cow forces the other passengers onto the roof. Finally, the driver realizes there is only one passenger, gets everyone back inside the trolley, and pushes the cow off to the streets.

Keywords: animals, author's note, chaos, conflict, confusion, counting, cow, duck, feelings, games, goose, horse, manners, numbers, pig, safety, selfishness, sheep, teaching, transportation, trolley, verbal communication

Ottie slockett | by Luttrell, Ida

Ottie said mean things to his neighbors all day. One day he builds a glass house which allows his neighbors to meddle in his life. He then decides to be nice to them.

Keywords: conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, feelings, loneliness, manners, neighbors, shelter, verbal communication

The professor of etiquette | by de Mejo, Oscar

Professor McGrath is the professor of etiquette. He is visiting town and he is on the lookout for bad manners. He demonstrates the proper way to blow your nose, cut and chew your food, and drink from a cup.

Keywords: food, manners, nutrition, restaurant

Shaker boy | by Ray, Mary Lyn

At age six, Celeb comes to live with the Shakers and he spends the rest of his life in their unique culture. He learns their ways, their songs, and is inspired by angels.

Keywords: angel, animals, autumn, birds, chicken, cow, dancing, death, faith, family, food, goal setting, god, hard work, helping, manners, multicultural, music, mythical, nature, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, school, seasons, self esteem, shakers, siblings, skills, song, spring, summer, taste, toys, verbal communication, winter, woods

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

Mel's diner | by Moss, Marissa

Mabel's parents own a diner where she helps every morning before school. Mabel introduces all the patrons of the diner, then explains what she and her friend do after school.

Keywords: african american, community, family, food, friendship, generations, helping, manners, morning, multicultural, night, nonverbal communication, nutrition, parents, preparation, responsibilities, restaurant, school, teamwork, verbal communication

Tops and bottoms | by Stevens, Janet

Hare and Bear decide to become business partners. Due to Bear's laziness, Hare tricks him three times. This is a great book because it shows children proper eating habits (with vegetables) and it provides a moral.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bear, discipline, fable, food, goal setting, hare, laziness, manners, nutrition, persistence, teamwork, verbal communication

Pigs aplenty, pigs galore! | by McPhail, David

The narrator is innocently reading when a pack of pigs invades his house. They create quite a ruckus eating, dancing, and ordering pizza. The narrator convinces the pigs to clean up and go to bed.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, food, frustration, fun, manners, misbehavior, pig, stress management, verbal communication

Mommy go away | by Jonell, Lynne//Mathers, Petra

Christopher is tired of his mommy telling him what to do. Christopher tells his mommy to go away. Suddenly, mommy shrinks to the size of a toy and he sends her away on a toy boat in his bathtub. After Mommy's scary adventure, she realizes that it is rough being little.

Keywords: adventures, anger, bath, bedtime, boat, change, conflict resolution, fear, feelings, hygiene, imagination, love, manners, sizes, toys, verbal communication, water

The bear's bicycle | by McLeod, Emily Warren

A little boy and his teddy bear go on a bicycle ride through an imaginative trip. They are cautious and safe along their trip.

Keywords: assertiveness, bicycle, decision making, goal setting, imagination, manners, nonverbal communication, safety, toys, transportation

Stand back, | by Thomas, Patricia

When an elephant announces that he is going to sneeze, all of the animals panic. If he sneezes, chaos will erupt by feathers flying off birds and stripes leaving zebras. Fortunately, the mouse has a plan, and it is up to him to save the animals from the elephant's devastating sneeze.

Keywords: animals, bear, bee, chaos, consequences, critical thinking, crocodile, elephant, giraffe, health, helping, hippopotamus, illness, insects, kangaroo, manners, monkey, mouse, preparation, problem solving

The doorbell rang | by Hutchins, Pat

Ma made a plate of cookies. People kept coming by to share the cookies. Then grandma came by with more cookies.

Keywords: critical thinking, decision making, friendship, hunger, manners, numbers, sharing

Lunch bunnies | by Lasky, Kathryn

A little bunny named Clyde is nervous about lunch time on his first day at school. Clyde worries about whether he will be able to balance his tray or if anyone will sit with him.

Keywords: accidents, animals, challenges, change, dreams, feelings, food, friendship, manners, money, nutrition, practice, preparation, rabbit, restaurant, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication, worry

Pass the peas, please: A book of manners | by Anastasio, Dina

Clever, funny rhymes are used to show how to behave in a variety of situations. Eating with your mouth full, taking food that doesn't belong to you, eating spaghetti the right way, and sharing food with others are rhymes about food manners.

Keywords: conflict resolution, food, kindness, manners, nutrition, rhyme

Hi, pizza man! | by Walter, Virginia

A young girl waits anxiously for the pizza man to arrive. While she waits, her mother asks her how she would greet the delivery boy if he were a woman, cat, dog, duck, cow, snake, or dinosaur.

Keywords: animals, anticipation, birds, cat, cow, dinosaur, dog, duck, food, manners, nutrition, reptiles, snake, verbal communication

What do you say, dear? | by Joslin, Sesyle

This is a manners book for children. Each page presents a question of etiquette in an unbelievable setting. It then gives the correct answer.

Keywords: critical thinking, decision making, fantasy, growing up, manners, problem solving

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