Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University

Bacteria Joe | by Adler, Sigal

One night, a boy does not brush his teeth and eats chocolate before going to bed. Bacteria Joe comes along and begins eating away at any remaining sugars and sweets in the boy's mouth. After causing cracks to form in the boy's teeth, Bacteria Joe is finally washed away, and the boy promises his Mom that he will always brush his teeth twice a day in order to maintain a healthy smile and prevent tooth decay!

Loudmouth George and the sixth-grade bully | by Carlson, Nancy

George's first day of school is ruined by Big Mike, who bullies George and steals his lunch. All week, George does everything he can to keep Big Mike happy. However, George can't live in fear forever! George and his friend Harriet spend the weekend devising a plan to stop Big Mike and his evil ways.

The chocolate-covered-cookie tantrum | by Blumenthal, Deborah

As Sophie walks home from the park with her mother, she sees another little girl eating a chocolate-covered-cookie. Sophie's mother does not have any cookies to give her and will not allow Sophie to eat cookies so close to supper time. Sophie is outraged and throws a temper tantrum! Sophie learns that not eating a cookie before supper isn't so bad after all.

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

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

Why rabbit doesn't lie | by Mashiri, Pascal

While every animal of the forest is planning for next year's harvest, Rabbit decides to grow money. He lies to the chief and keeps the money for himself. Eventually the chief grows angry with Rabbit and demands the money Rabbit was supposed to grow. Rabbit deceives everyone in order to get out of his lie and he vows to never lie again.

Nutshell library | by Sendak, Maurice

A set of four tiny books, each presenting its own individual message, cleverly, through the use of rhyme, illustrations, numbers and the alphabet.

Keywords: alligator, alphabet, apathy, autumn, behavior, calendar, caring, counting, decision making, feelings, misbehavior, month, nonverbal communication, numbers, seasons, stress management, summer, variety, winter

Susan shouted shark | by Smith, Raymond//Schoenheimer, Henry

A little girl tells so many lies about sharks being around that people finally didn't believe her. When she shouted shark and no one believed her, a man is killed by a shark.

Keywords: death, deception, fear, fish, misbehavior, mischief, shark, truth

By the light of the halloween moon | by Stutson, Caroline

A little girls toe is the basis of this cummulative tale, or a story that repeats and adds on with each new character that is introduced. There are many pictures of witches, ghosts, and ghouls.

Keywords: animals, bat, body parts, bones, bridge, cat, ghosts, halloween, holidays, humor, misbehavior, moon, night, pond, repetition, rhyme, verbal communication, witches

Sometimes my mommy gets angry | by Campbell, Bebe Moore

When Annie wakes up in the morning, she is relieved to find her euphoric mother in the kitchen. They share a healthy breakfast, then her mother helps her get ready for school. After a fun day at school, Annie comes home to an angry and yelling mother. Annie copes by calling her grandmother to talk about her feelings. She takes care of herself and maintains a positive attitude with happy thoughts. She uses effective strategies to accept her motherﾒs bipolar disorder.

Keywords: acceptance, accomplishment, affection, african american, anger, art, behavior, bipolar, body parts, caring, challenges, conflict resolution, confusion, coping, crisis, decision making, discipline, disobedience, emotions, empathy, encouragement, family, feelings, food, friendship, grandparents, happiness, health, helping, illness, independence, kindness, love, memory, misbehavior, moods, morning, neighbors, night, nonverbal communication, parents, pretend, rain, rhyme, sadness, school, stress management, sun, support, sympathy, teaching, teasing, understanding, verbal communication, walking, weather

The any bully | by Nickle, John

Lucas is and ordinary boy with glasses being mistreated by Sid, the neighborhood bully. Lucas copes with the bullying by tormenting ants with water. The ants retaliate and take Lucas to their Queen ant. She has Lucas shrunk so he can live and work as an ant so he can appreciate what they do. Lucas gathered food, defended the colony, and attended to the queen. The queen appreciates the lesson Lucas has learned and rewards him by turning him back into his normal size. When Lucas wakes up, he sees that the ants have decided to teach Sid a lesson, because he has now been shrunk to their…

Keywords: ant, bath, beetle, body parts, bully, conflict resolution, courage, decision making, family, feelings, glasses, hard work, insects, misbehavior, nonverbal communication, nutrition, peer resistance, refusal skills, self esteem, sizes, spider, stress management, wasp, water

Hattie the bad | by Devlin, Jane

Hattie had a reputation for being bad. All her school classmates love her because she does exciting bad things, but her parents don't agree. When her friends aren't allowed to play with her anymore, she decides to be good. But just when she is about to get an award for the Best-Behaved Child ever, she does something that shocks everyone.

Keywords: assertiveness, behavior, competition, decision making, excitement, feelings, goal setting, misbehavior, mischief, nonverbal communication, peer resistance, recognition, sadness, self esteem, technology, television

Always in trouble | by Demas, Corinne

Emma's dog Toby always seems to be in trouble. When Emma gives him more attention, he still gets into trouble. At dog training school, he is the best dog and receives a diploma after all the classes, but he still gets into trouble. So Emma takes him back to the school, and leaves Toby with the teacher for a week. When he comes back, Toby seems like the perfect dog, but Emma soon finds out, no dog is perfect.

Keywords: animals, attention, critical thinking, Days of The Week, decision making, dog, family, feelings, frustration, goal setting, misbehavior, obedience, pets, responsibilities, sequence, stress management, verbal communication

Alex, the kid with AIDS | by Girard, Linda Walvoord

Alex has AIDS. In school, he begins as a visitor with special privileges and ends up making friends and being a part of the class. Alex realizes that although he is sick, he cannot misbehave in school.

Keywords: aids, conflict resolution, critical thinking, diseases, friendship, illness, misbehavior, school, self esteem, stress management, verbal communication

Whatever | by Bee, William

Billy is a very difficult child. Billy's father tries to please him by showing him the world's curliest trumpet, bounciest castle and smokiest train. He even takes Billy to the edge of outer space, but all Billy can say is whatever. In the end, Billy will get a taste of his own medicine.

Keywords: acceptance, affection, animals, appreciation, communication, conflict resolution, family, giraffe, misbehavior, mischief, respect, stress management, taste, tiger

Curious George rides a bike (Georges fait du velo) | by Rey, H.A.

Curious George, a monkey from Africa, receives a new bicycle from a man who wears a yellow hat. He has many interesting adventures on his new bike, including riding into a rock when he watches boats travel down the river.

Keywords: animals, assertiveness, bear, bicycle, birds, boat, bodies of water, car, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, duck, excitement, exercise, feelings, fish, friendship, guilt, happiness, helping, heroism, misbehavior, mischief, monkey, nonverbal communication, problem solving, refusal skills, river, sadness, self esteem, toys, transportation, zoo

Miss nelson is back | by Allard, Henry//Marshall, James

Miss Nelson, a teacher, had to have her tonsils taken out. The principal of the school substituted for her but he was very boring. The kids decided to pretend to be Miss Nelson. When Miss Nelson found out, she brought out Miss Swamp for an afternoon.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, misbehavior, school

No, david! | by Shannon, David

The author recalls a book he wrote as a child consisting of the words no and David, and several pictures of things he was not supposed to do. David remakes the idea of a mother telling her son no, but ends with a happier picture and more caring words, including the word yes.

Keywords: decision making, feelings, love, misbehavior, parents, rules, self esteem

Trouble | by Cresswell, Helen

Curious and energetic Emma is constantly being scolded by her mother who forgets what it is like to be a child. Her grandma comes and tells stories about how bad Emma's mom used to be. Emma feels better.

Keywords: assertiveness, conflict resolution, decision making, family, feelings, grandparents, growing up, misbehavior, mischief, parents, stress management, verbal communication

The cut-ups at camp custer | by Marshall, James

Two boys are cut-ups at school. They go to summmer camp and are framed for pranks that they never did.

Keywords: camping, conflict resolution, critical thinking, deception, friendship, misbehavior, school

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