Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

My father's shop | by Ichikawa, Satomi

Mustafa's father sells beautiful carpets from all over the world in his shop. One day, a small hole was discovered in one of the carpets so Mustafa asks his father for that rug to play with. In order to get it, Mustafa has to learn different languages from his father so he can make successful sales with the customers. As different foreign customers walk by the colorful carpet over Mustafa's body outside the shop, he crows like a rooster in different languages. He is excited to run back to the shop to tell his father that he can speak rooster in five languages. And all the tourists follow right…

Keywords: birds, colors, community, feelings, happiness, imagination, language, market, parents, rooster, shopping, tourists

Big dreams, small fish | by Cohen, Paula

Shirley and her Jewish family run a neighborhood store with stocked canned goods, noodle kugel, and gefilte fish. Shirley is not taken seriously because of being the youngest, but she has lots of ideas for making the store faster, prettier, and more modern. Even though her dad does not think there are any problems with the store, Shirley gets a chance to shine with her new ideas including a way to keep all the neighbors wanting more and more gefilte fish.

Keywords: animals, author's note, cat, cleanliness, community, family, fish, glossary, Jewish, language, leadership, market, money, neighbors, numbers, photograph, problem solving, recipe, Yiddish

Daisy comes home | by Brett, Jan

Daisy is one of six hens and is the outcast. After being pushed out of the henhouse, she takes a ride along the river. She meets various animals and instinctively uses her coping skills to survive. She returns home and uses those newly found skills and is no longer bullied by the rest of the hens.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, behavior, boat, bodies of water, buffalo, bully, careers, caring, chicken, china, conflict resolution, coping, dog, feelings, fishing, happiness, market, monkey, multicultural, pets, refusal skills, responsibilities, river, sadness, self esteem, transportation

Ten mice for Tet | by Shea, Pegi Deitz // Weill, Cynthia

A group of mice prepare for Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The mice plan parties and a feast to celebrate.

Keywords: author's note, celebration, counting, dancing, fireworks, food, learning, market, math, mouse, multicultural, music, new year, nonverbal communication, party, play, presents, verbal communication, vietnamese

Dragon in the rocks: A story based on the childhood of early paleontologist Mary Anning | by Day, Marie

A twelve year old girl loves to find and dig out fossils from the cliffs along the beach. She helps out her family financially by selling the fossils. She uncovers a rare dinosaur and digs it out by herself. Her determination shows as she pieces the puzzle together.

Keywords: beach, bodies of water, bones, critical thinking, death, determination, dinosaur, england, extinction, family, fossil, goal setting, history, loss, market, museum, ocean, parents, rhyme, sequence, siblings

Monsoon | by Krishnawami, Uma

A young girl in India waits with her family and friends for the monsoon season to begin. The importance of the monsoon in her culture is revealed to the radio, television, newspaper, and stories of the people.

Keywords: animals, author's note, cow, exercise, faith, family, feelings, food, games, hindu, india, language, market, monsoon, multicultural, newspaper, ox, radio, rain, seasons, taxi, television, temple, transportation, weather

Look what i see! Where can i be? Visiting China | by Michels, Dia L.

A baby takes a trip to China with her family and learns and sees many things related to the Chinese culture. The baby visits a market, the opera, the countryside and the famous Great Wall.

Keywords: adventures, author's note, bicycle, chinese, culture, customs, Days of the Week, exploration, family, food, geography, history, market, sight, sleep, traditions, travel

Hill of fire | by Lewis, P. Thomas

Bored of his day-to-day lifestyle, a farmer complains to his wife and son how nothing ever hannpens. One day while plowing, the farmer comes across an explosion coming from his field. It turns out to be a volcano erupting and the farmer's field becomes a place in history.

Keywords: beverage, boredom, bull, bus, church, dancing, depression, farm, fire, food, helping, market, mexican, mountains, night, noise, ox, party, prayer, rocks, running, sadness, safety, school, spanish, toys, truck, volcano, work

Moon over the mountain/ Luna sobre la montana | by Polette, Keith

A retelling of a traditional Asian tale in which a discontented stone-cutter is never satisfied with each wish that is granted him. Set in the desert Southwest.

Keywords: cactus, carving, coyote, desert, envy, fruit, hard work, jealousy, language, market, money, moon, mountains, multicultural, rocks, spanish, sun, tools, tornado, wind, wish

Sweet dried apples: A vietnamese wartime childhood | by Breckler, Rosemary

It is wartime in Vietnam, and a little girl who lives in the country is faced with the prospect of her father leaving for the army. Her father, the village herb doctor, comes to stay with them until he dies. Their village is bombed and the little girl and her family must flee Vietnam.

Keywords: change, community, death, grandparents, language, loss, market, plants, siblings, travel, vietnamese, war

Mama & papa have a store | by Carling, Amelia Lau

Mama and Papa have a store. Day to day the routine is similar. The same people come in to buy the same things. This little girl likes these routines and she shares them with us. From what Mama is cooking to Papa counting on the abacus we spend the whole day with one little girl.

Keywords: author's note, business, chinese, colors, cooking, counting, culture, customs, family, fish, food, guatemalan, indian, language, market, money, multicultural, nutrition, parents, photograph, play, rain, rainbow, shopping, siblings, sounds, spanish, traditions, verbal communication, weather

Market day | by Bunting, Eve

Tess and her friend Wee Boy experience the excitement of an Irish country fair on the first Thursday of every month. Tess's father hopes to buy pigs at Market Day if the price is right.

Keywords: animals, bee, cow, Days of the Week, dog, fair, food, goat, horse, ireland, market, money, monkey, nutrition, pig, sheep

Soap, soap, soap Jabon, jabon, jabon | by Dulemba, Elizabeth

Hugo's mama sends him to the store to buy soap. As a result of his comical adventures, soap is exactly what Hugo needs when he returns home.

Keywords: adventures, bath, bully, family, forgetful, language, market, memory, money, multicultural, parents, playground, spanish

Runaway radish/ El rabano que escapo | by Levy, Janice

It s the Night of the Radishes and don Pedro wants to carve the best radish sculpture in town. But one radish will not cooperate. The Night of the Radishes is an annual festival held on the evening of December 23rd in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Keywords: animals, cactus, carving, celebration, competition, donkey, escape, food, instruments, language, market, Mexico, multicultural, restaurant, royalty, running away, sharing, spanish

The giant and the beanstalk | by Stanley, Diane

Otto, the gentle giant, lives in the magical kingdom of giants. Otto loves his pet chicken, Clara, so when a human named Jack climbs up a beanstalk and steals Clara, Otto must search for Jack. While looking for Jack, Otto meets many other Jacks from different nursery rhymes before he finds the Jack that has Clara and takes Clara home.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, chicken, climbing, conflict resolution, cow, critical thinking, decision making, disappearance, embarrassment, giants, heroism, market, mythical, pets, rescue, rhyme, rhythm, robbery, stress management, verbal communication

I saw your face | by Dawes, Kwame

A poem and child portraits illustrate the shared beauty and heritage of African people living throughout the world.

Keywords: africa, african, animals, birds, body parts, games, geography, ghana, history, identity, maps, market, multicultural, park, play, travel, tree

The best beekeeper of lalibela: A tale from africa | by Kessler, Cristina

In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is somethign only men can do.

Keywords: africa, animals, bee, business, careers, critical thinking, determination, discrimination, dreams, family, feelings, forest, insects, inventions, language, market, mountains, multicultural, sadness, siblings, tree, village, work

Emeka's gift: An african counting story | by Onyefulu, Ifeoma

As Emeka sets off to visit his grandmother in the next village, he wonders what he can take her for a present. He passes through the market and sees lots of things Granny would like - there were four brooms, five big hats to keep the sun off, six necklaces, eight water pots. But with no money, Emeka can not buy anything. Will Granny understand?

Keywords: africa, african, decision making, dreams, family, food, friendship, games, geography, giving, grandparents, jewelry, jungle, market, money, multicultural, music, numbers, photograph, photography, play, traditions, travel, work

A child story in a south african city | by Wulfsohn, Gisele

Presents a day in the life of a child living in Johannesburg, discussing the social life, customs, religion, history, and language of South Africa.

Keywords: africa, african, animals, art, bath, cooking, dancing, dog, exercise, family, food, friendship, games, history, instruments, language, learning, market, multicultural, music, photograph, play, rabbit, routine, school, soccer, sports, technology, work

Monkey for sale | by Stanley, Sanna

Two little girls in Africa look forward to their village market day in the Congo. They must make wise choices for their spending. They make initial purchases, but later find a monkey they want to rescue. They creatively work together to find a solution.

Keywords: african, animals, clothing, conflict resolution, congo, critical thinking, decision making, family, food, friendship, goal setting, market, money, monkey, multicultural, negotiation, parents, problem solving

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