Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

I hate to be sick! | by Bermiss, Aamir Lee

A young boy wakes up feeling ill with a sore throat, cough, fever, and aching body. He soon realizes that he will not be able to attend school that day and experiences feelings of disappointment, since he will miss his friends and school activities. However, after eating soup and reading a bood with his father, the boy realizes that although he hates to be sick, he can get well again and return to school by eating well and resting.

Keywords: anger, disappointment, emotions, family, feelings, frustration, health, helping, illness, medicine, parents, reading, school, siblings

Rotten ralph feels rotten | by Gantos, Jack

When Ralph the cat eats rotten food from the garbage, he learns his lesson the hard way! He has bad dreams, a swollen belly, and feels ill. After being his typical mischievious self, the vet gives him medicine and he is encouraged to stay overnight. Ralph sneaks out of the vet's office to come home to Sarah with a new appreciation of her healhty food choices.

Keywords: animals, body parts, caring, cat, consequences, dog, dreams, food, friendship, health, homesickness, honesty, hunger, illness, loneliness, love, medicine, misbehavior, mouse, nutrition, smell

A bad case of stripes | by Shannon, David

Camilla Cream absolutely enjoys eating lima beans. She is afraid, though, that her friends will make fun of her for eating them. After getting dressed one morning, she looks in the mirror to find herself covered in stripes! If she thought eating lima beans was embarassing, what will her peers think of her stripes?

Keywords: appearance, careers, colors, doctor, embarrassment, emotions, feelings, food, medicine, nutrition, parents, relief, school, television, uniqueness

Cell wars | by Balkwill, Fran

Did you know that there is war going on in your body every day? Well, Neutrophills, Macrophages and Lymphocytes battle to get rid of viruses and bacteria. Come watch the battle between the defender cells as they protect people from microscopic enemies.

Keywords: bacteria, cells, chicken pox, cold, critical thinking, decision making, diseases, germs, health, hygiene, illness, medicine, nonverbal communication, prevention, science, verbal communication, virus

Robots slither | by Hunter, Ryan Ann

Keywords: astronomy, bodies of water, computer, critical thinking, environment, fire, fish, goal setting, health, history, hospital, medicine, nonverbal communication, ocean, octopus, pets, prevention, safety, science, security, snake, whale

The piano man | by Chocolate, Debbie

A young girl listens to her grandfather share his deep love for music and the piano. Grandfather shares the history of silent movies, Vaudeville, Ragtime, and Broadway. He never lets his passion for music end and continues to share it with his grandaughter.

Keywords: african american, aging, body parts, celebration, clothing, dancing, emotions, family, feelings, film, grandparents, humor, instruments, marriage, medicine, multicultural, music, new baby, opera, performance, presents, relationship, rhythm, sounds, technology, theatre, travel

The magician and McTree | by Coombs, Patricia

An old magician accidentally creates a potion that makes his cat, McTree, talk. Although he is supposed to keep his new talent a secret, McTree ends up a famous attraction at the palace. But when McTree loses his appeal, the King and Queen order the old magician to be kidnapped so he can make all of the castle's pets talk. McTree must use his sense to outwit the royal party and save his old companion.

Keywords: animals, birds, cat, dog, fame, fish, forest, friendship, greed, guilt, heroism, insects, kidnap, magic, medicine, moth, pig, royalty, secrets, song, speech, storytelling, trick

My dad has HIV | by Alexander, Earl//Rudin, Sheila//Sejkora, Pam

The virus (called HIV) is explained in this gentle and descriptive story about a young girl whose father is living with HIV. The facts about the virus are described in a way that children can understand. The story helps children to know that a person with HIV can lead a normal life.

Keywords: acceptance, aids, awareness, careers, communication, differences, diseases, family, fear, feelings, food, health, hygiene, illness, love, medicine, nutrition, parents, presentation, sadness, school, science, sleep, support, verbal communication

Gorilla doctors: Saving endangered great apes | by Turner, Pamela

African mountain gorillas are fascinating creatures that have been studied for many years. African gorillas are presently endangered due to disease and human interaction. Join the journey as scientists race against time to save these gentle giants.

Keywords: african, animals, ape, author's note, challenges, conflict resolution, cooperation, crisis, critical thinking, decision making, environment, goal setting, gorilla, helping, maps, medicine, mountains, nonverbal communication, protection, rescue

Too big! | by Masurel, Claire

When Charlie and his dad are at the carnival, he wins the biggest prize of all, a dinosaur. His new toy is so big, he can't take it anywhere!Charlie's dinosaur must stay at home while he takes his other toys on outings, until he has to go to the doctor. All of the other toys hide so they don't have to go to the doctor's, but the dinosaur is too big- he can't!After their trip to the doctor, Charlie and his dinosaur are inseperable.

Keywords: carnival, circus, dinosaur, doctor, family, fear, feelings, games, illness, jealousy, loneliness, medicine, parents, park, shopping, sizes, toys

Taking asthma to school | by Gosselin, Kim

Justin has asthma so he explains a day in his life to his classmates. Justin takes special medicine to help him breathe. But he is like any other child his age: he likes to play with his friends, go outside at recess, and take part in gym class just like any other kid.

Keywords: acceptance, allergies, asthma, author's note, awareness, differences, diseases, exercise, health, medicine, nonverbal communication, nurse, school, self esteem, understanding, verbal communication

The lion who had asthma | by London, Jonathan

Sean, an imaginative little boy, has asthma. Sometimes, he has a hard time breathing while he is playing. With the use of his nebulizer, Sean feels better and gets to be a pilot too.

Keywords: animals, asthma, health, illness, imagination, lion, medicine, play

Grandmother bryant's pocket | by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs

Sarah's best friend is her dog Patches. Patches dies in a barn fire and every night after the fire, Sarah has nightmares and wakes up calling for Patches. Sarah goes to her Grandparent's house hoping to cure her from her nightmares. To comfort Sarah, Grandmother gives Sarah her old pocket filled with herbs, scissors, and gold buttons and embroidered with the words no fear, to wear under her skirt. In the meantime Sarah befriends a stray one-eyed cat. Sarah is not cured alone by the pocket full of herbs and the cat's friendship. It is only after a mean neighbor's accident that Sarah becomes…

Keywords: animals, bravery, cat, death, dog, dreams, family, farm, fear, fire, food, garden, grandparents, grief, loss, medicine, neighbors, nutrition, parents, pig, plants, self esteem, storytelling

Truffles is sick | by Anbolt, Catherine

Truffles wakes up sick and is covered with spots. He has to stay in and take awful medicine. By the end of the day, Truffles realizes that being sick and resting is not so bad after all.

Keywords: animals, chicken pox, diseases, dog, illness, medicine, sleep, verbal communication

Maggie and the emergency room | by Davison, Martine

On a bike ride with her friends, Rita hits a tree root and flips over her handelbars. Maggie's mother takes Maggie and Binky (her favorite stuffed animal) to the hospital. Maggie learns all about x-rays, stitches, and other emergency techniques.

Keywords: accidents, bicycle, body parts, doctor, emergency, family, fear, feelings, friendship, happiness, hospital, injury, medicine, nonverbal communication, sadness, safety, stress management, verbal communication

Chinatown | by Low, William

Chinatown is a city that is home to street cobblers, herbalists, tai chi masters, kung fu students, fish markets, and restaurants. And best of all, the celebration of the Chinese New Year which has a parade and lion dance!

Keywords: business, celebration, chinese, crab, crustaceans, dancing, exercise, fireworks, fish, five senses, food, holidays, karate, market, medicine, multicultural, new year, parade, restaurant, sports, verbal communication, walking

Barnyard song | by Greene, Rhonda Gowler

When some barnyard animals catch the flu, it is up to the farmer to nurse them back to health and restore the barnyard song to its usual splendor.

Keywords: animals, autumn, barn, bee, birds, careers, cat, chicken, cow, decision making, doctor, dog, donkey, duck, farm, farmer, five senses, food, goose, horse, illness, insects, medicine, mule, nature, noise, nonverbal communication, nutrition, pets, poetry, rhyme, sheep, sounds, turkey, verbal communication, work

Little lil and the swing-singing sax | by Gray, Libba Moore

Little Lil lives with her mom Big Lil and her saxophone playing uncle. Everyone loves the sound of Uncle Sudi Man's sax!One day, Big Lil becomes ill and Uncle Sudi Man must sell his saxophone to pay for the medicine. Everyone is so sad until Little Lil saves the day!

Keywords: african american, art, critical thinking, dancing, family, feelings, happiness, illness, love, medicine, multicultural, music, nonverbal communication, parents, sadness, stress management

Sportsercise: A school story about exercise-induced asthma | by Gosselin, Kim

This book looks at exercise and how it can induce asthma. It explains that some children may have this problem, but encourages them to participate in physical activities.

Buz | by Egielski, Richard

Buz is swallowed with a spoonful of cornflakes. While he is being chased by pills, follow Buz on his exciting adventure through the human body.

Keywords: assertiveness, body parts, careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, doctor, dragonfly, exercise, fear, feelings, food, happiness, insects, medicine, nonverbal communication, nutrition, running, sequence, swimming, verbal communication

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